Mar 14, 2026  
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026

ECON 4130 - Money and Banking


Financial institutions, especially commercial banking and the Federal Reserve System, are considered from three perspectives: their monetary roles; trends in the economic, organizational, and technological aspects of their operations; and their other economic roles-a critical view. Also, the role of money in macroeconomic theory is considered along with the role of monetary policies in relation to the problems of inflation and unemployment.

Prerequisite: ECON 1200  or INQR 1200 ; or permission of instructor.

When Offered: OFFERED YEARLY

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 4