ECON 3324 Money and Financial Markets

This course covers topics such as the significance and multiple functions of money in the economy, the behavior of interest rates, the banking system, financial markets, and the management of financial institutions. This course further covers the Federal Reserve System and the conduct of monetary policy, different asset classes, the foreign exchange market, and the international financial system. There is a heavy emphasis on use of market data and the analysis of economic releases--earnings reports, government policy statements, etc.--to provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject. Moreover, through an extensive use of Bloomberg in this class students learn how to access and analyze data and economic releases to provide a window into how modern practitioners in the discipline analyze financial markets. Prerequisites: macro theory and econometrics

Course overview

Department
Economics
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
ECON2202 or ECON2204 and ECON2228

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Requirements fulfilled

  • Economics B.A.: Economics elective options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Official evaluation summary

3.60 / 5

Based on 134 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Hossein Kazemi
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.64/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Hossein Kazemi · O'Neill Library 257 TuTh 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered