Short Course Description
Duration: Self-paced, Instructor guided. 6 months to complete
Course Material: Purchased separately by Cengage electronic book store.
Credits: 45 Clock hours, 4.5 CEUs
Description:
This course explores a wide range of topics involving money, financial markets, financial institutions, and the links between the financial sector, the ‘real’ economy, and the central bank. We also examine the importance of financial markets, banks, and other financial institutions in the economy, and how information asymmetries and regulation have shaped their evolution.
Covered:
MONEY AND ITS PRICES
- Money, Money Supply, and Interest
- Bonds and Loanable Funds
- Interest Rates in More Detail
MONEY AND THE OVERALL ECONOMY
- Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
- Banks and Money
- CENTRAL BANKS
- Central Banks
- Monetary Policy Tools
- The Money Supply Process
- Monetary Policy and Debates
Instructor(s)
Guno Ritfeld
Guno Ritfeld is a retired Department of Defense Commissioned Officer. He has earned a B.A. in Psychology/Education, a Juris Doctorate (J.D.), and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree.
He is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Civil, Family, and County mediator and has served as a County mediator at the Orange County courthouse. He served as a member of the City of Orlando Certification Appeals Board and Chapter 57 Discrimination Board, and as a contract Human Rights Mediator and Administrative Investigator for various state and federal agencies. He is an experienced commercial, workplace, and family dispute mediator and arbitrator.