Economics and the banks' role in the economy

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Economics and the banks' role in the economy

Geoffrey Lipscombe

(Banking certificate series)

Pitman Pub., 1991

2nd ed

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Previous ed.: 1988

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The second edition of this textbook, written specifically with Banking Certificate examinations in mind, covers basic economics and basic elements of banking. This edition follows the CIB syllabus Economics and the Banks' Role in the Economy and covers subjects like demand and supply, monopoly, unemployment and the role of the government as well as banks and their finance, money, international trade and the balance of payments. After reading this book students should understand how economic factors affect their daily work in their banks. Key features of this edition include completely revised introductory chapters on basic economics, extra material on demand and supply analysis, Keynesianism, and inflation. It includes factual summaries, self-assessment questions as well as exam papers with model answers.

目次

  • Part 1 What is economics and why do we study it?: a working definition
  • the language of economics
  • how to study economics
  • how to enjoy studying economics. Part 2 Prices and output - markets: objectives
  • demand
  • supply
  • price determination
  • market clearing
  • changing the other influences
  • elasticity
  • sensitivity to price changes
  • joint supply and demand
  • summary
  • questions. Part 3 Prices and output - firms and industries: objectives
  • introduction
  • costs
  • specialization
  • perfect competition
  • market share
  • oligopoly
  • monopoly. Part 4 Prices and output - the nation: objectives
  • introduction
  • the general level of prices
  • gross domestic product (gdp)
  • the business cycle
  • unemployment of factors of production
  • the role of government. Part 5 Banks: objectives
  • introduction
  • banks - the various types
  • financial markets
  • interest rates
  • competition between banks. Part 6 Banks and their finances: objectives
  • introduction
  • liabilities
  • assets - liquidity v profitability
  • contingent liabilities
  • asset management
  • liability management
  • profit and loss account
  • intermediation in practice. Part 7 Money: objectives
  • money - a definition
  • measuring the money supply
  • the demand for money
  • how money is created
  • interest rate theory
  • the role of money. Part 8 International trade and the balance of payments: objectives
  • introduction
  • why trade?
  • some problems of international trade
  • the balance of payments
  • the UK's recent experience
  • where do the banks fit in? Part 9 Foreign exchange and related markets: objectives
  • introduction
  • how exchange rates are quoted
  • why do exchange rates vary?
  • fixed and floating rates
  • currency baskets
  • exchange rate policy
  • foreign exchange risk
  • foreign currency deposits. Part 10 Government: objectives
  • introduction
  • fiscal policy
  • the monetary counterparts
  • the Bank of England
  • monetary policy
  • prudential regulation. Appendix: Economics and the Bank's role in the economy.

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