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100 1 _aMishkin, Frederic S.
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245 1 0 _aFinancial markets and institutions /
_c Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins.
250 _a7th ed.
260 _aBoston :
_b Prentice Hall,
_c c2012.
300 _a663 p. :
_b ill. ;
_c 25 cm.
490 0 _aThe Prentice Hall series in finance
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Why study financial markets and institutions? -- Overview of the financial system -- Fundamentals of financial markets -- What do interest rates mean and what is their role in valuation? -- Why do interest rates change? -- How do risk and term structure affect interest rates? -- Are financial markets efficient? -- Fundamentals of financial institutions -- Why do financial institutions exist? -- Why do financial crises occur and why are they so damaging to the economy? -- Central banking and the conduct of monetary policy -- Central banks and the federal reserve system -- Conduct of monetary policy: tools, goals, strategy, and tactics -- Financial markets -- The money markets -- The bond market -- The stock market -- The mortgage markets -- The foreign exchange market -- The international financial system -- The financial institutions industry -- Banking and the management of financial institutions -- Financial regulation -- Banking industry: structure and competition -- The mutual fund industry -- Insurance companies and pension funds -- Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture capital firms -- The management of financial institutions -- Risk management in financial institutions -- Hedging wit.
520 _aIn Financial Markets and Institutions, best-selling authors Mishkin and Eakins provide a practical introduction to prepare students for today’s changing landscape of financial markets and institutions. A unifying framework uses a few core principles to organize students’ thinking then examines the models as real-world scenarios from a practitioner’s perspective. By analyzing these applications, students develop the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to respond to challenging situations in their future careers.
650 0 _aFinancial institutions
_z United States.
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650 0 _aMoney
_z United States.
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650 0 _aMoney market
_z United States.
_914500
650 0 _aBanks and banking
_z United States.
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700 1 _aEakins, Stanley G.
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