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
Requirements fulfilled
- International Studies: Concentration: Political Economy and Development Studies – approved courses (six courses; either cluster counts) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Economics B.A.: Economics elective options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- International Studies: IS Core: one approved Economics elective numbered 2000 or above (after ECON1101) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.60 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.64 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Hossein Kazemi | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 7–9 hrs/week | 3 of 6 |
| Fall 2025 | Hossein Kazemi | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 13 |
| Spring 2025 | Hossein Kazemi | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 13 |
| Fall 2024 | Hossein Kazemi | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 27 |
| Spring 2024 | Hossein Kazemi | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 17 |
| Fall 2023 | Hossein Kazemi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 of 18 |
| Spring 2023 | Hossein Kazemi | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 23 |
| Fall 2022 | Hossein Kazemi | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | — | 27 of 34 |
| Spring 2022 | Hossein Kazemi | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 15 of 25 |
| Fall 2021 | Hossein Kazemi | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 14 |