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What do you need to know about financial innovation, financial liberalisation and deregulation? Do you know what purpose monetary policy serves in the economy? What is the role of interest rates? The second edition of Monetary Economics will look into these matters and other topical issues such as the subprime crisis. The text uses a step-by-step approach to technical areas such as formulae and graphs. The book takes a look at South African as a developing country within the wider global arena. Monetary Economics is written in a concise and accessible level for Economics students at senior undergraduate and Honours level.

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Author:   Ernie van der Merwe (, Former Chief Economist/ Economic Advisor; Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank, Pretoria) ,  Sandra Mollentze (, Course Director, South African Reserve Bank College, Pretoria) ,  J.J. Rossouw (, Lecturer, Department of Economics, UNISA, Hazelwood) ,  J.C. Vermeulen (, Lecturer, Department of Economics, UNISA, Hazelwood)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.574kg
ISBN:  

9780199050703

ISBN 10:   0199050708
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   14 June 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. The nature and scope of monetary economics 2. The evolution of money 3. The financial system 4. The money-supply process 5. The demand for money 6. Interest rates 7. Exchange rates 8. Inflation 9. A framework for monetary policy 10. Monetary-policy in South Africa 11. Monetary-policy operational procedures in South Africa 12. Monetary-policy transmission mechanism 13. Monetary and fiscal interdependence 14. Financial stability and the central bank 15. Monetary-policy co-operation

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Prof Ernie van der Merwe is Former Chief Economist and Economic Advisor to the Governors of the Reserve Bank. He is also a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank in Pretoria.

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