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Provides a unique comparative survey of financial systems in Europe and the US, unified under a rigorous theoretical framework.

The Economics of Money, Banking and Finance

• Contents


• Guided tour


• Preface


• Acknowledgements


• Symbols, abbreviations and other conventions


• Part 1 Introduction


• 1 The role of a financial system


• 1.1 Introduction


• 1.2 Lenders and borrowers


• 1.3 Financial institutions


• 1.4 Financial markets


• 1.5 The financial system and the real economy


• 1.6 Summary


• Key concepts in this chapter


• Questions and problems


• Further reading


• Part 2 Financial Institutions and Systems


• 2 An introduction to financial systems


• 2.1 Introduction


• 2.2 Classification of financial systems


• 2.3 Banks and other deposit-taking institutions


• 2.4 Non-deposit-taking institutions ? insurance companies and pension funds


• 2.5 Non-deposit-taking institutions ? mutual funds


• 2.6 Summary


• Key concepts in this chapter


• Questions and problems


• Further reading


• 3 The UK financial system


• 3.1 Introduction


• 3.2 Banks in the UK


• 3.3 Building societies in the UK


• 3.4 Insurance companies


• 3.5 Pension funds


• 3.6 Unit trusts


• 3.7 Investment trusts


• 3.8 Summary


• Key concepts in this chapter


• Questions and problems


• Further reading


• 4 The US financial system


• 4.1 Introduction


• 4.2 Deposit-taking institutions in the USA


• 4.3 The Federal Reserve System


• 4.4 Non-depository institutions in the USA


• 4.5 The home mortgage market and subprime lending


• 4.6 Summary


• Key concepts in this chapter


• Questions and problems


• Further reading


• 5 The German financial system


• 5.1