ECN 3615-02 - MONEY,BNK & ECON

Academic Period:

Fall 2025

Section:

Title:

MONEY, BANKING & THE ECONOMY

Meeting Patterns:

Mon/Wed | 13:15 - 14:45

Locations:

Tomasso Hall 209 Can be several values or empty

Start Date:

Monday, August 25, 2025 Date format can be changed

End Date:

Friday, December 12, 2025 Date format can be changed

Instructor Name:

Josh Staveley-O'Carroll

Instructor Email:

jstaveleyocarroll1@babson.edu

Academic Unit:

ECN - Economics

Academic Level:

Undergraduate

Maximum Credits:

4

Delivery Mode:

In-Person

Allowed Grading Bases:

Graded

Section Status:

Open

Enrollment Count:

41

Section Capacity:

42

Description:

ECN3615 Money, Banking, and the Economy 4 Advanced Liberal Arts Elective Credits Central Banks exert a tremendous influence over the economy and financial markets. Anyone interested in investing in or running a business should have a firm grasp on the effects of their policies and a general ability to predict their actions. Moreover, the behavior of central banks has radically changed over the last decade, implementing in practice experimental polices that were largely theoretical previously (e.g. quantitative easing) if not unfathomable (e.g. negative interest rates). In this class, we will focus on how and why central banks implement these polices and adjust interest rates, and how those policies affect the economy. We will also focus heavily on central banks’ interactions with bond markets, stock markets, and foreign exchange markets. In studying these asset markets, we will also discuss general frameworks for thinking about how financial prices are determined, including potential behavioral influences. Prerequisites: ECN2000

HTML Description:

ECN3615 Money, Banking, and the Economy
4 Advanced Liberal Arts Elective Credits

Central Banks exert a tremendous influence over the economy and financial markets. Anyone interested in investing in or running a business should have a firm grasp on the effects of their policies and a general ability to predict their actions. Moreover, the behavior of central banks has radically changed over the last decade, implementing in practice experimental polices that were largely theoretical previously (e.g. quantitative easing) if not unfathomable (e.g. negative interest rates). In this class, we will focus on how and why central banks implement these polices and adjust interest rates, and how those policies affect the economy. We will also focus heavily on central banks’ interactions with bond markets, stock markets, and foreign exchange markets. In studying these asset markets, we will also discuss general frameworks for thinking about how financial prices are determined, including potential behavioral influences.

Prerequisites: ECN2000

Format:

In-Person Can be several values or empty

Session:

Full Session Can be several values or empty

Elective:

Advanced Elective (UGrad) Can be several values or empty

Program:

Advanced Liberal Arts (UGrad), , Can be several values or empty