The Economics Of Money, Banking And Financial Markets. 6th Edition

You've come to trust the Mishkin textbook for authoritative, applications-rich analysis of key concepts, models, and issues in money and banking. Carrying on the tradition, this thoroughly revised and updated Sixth Edition provides: An all-new Chapter 20 on the strategies for monetary policy used by central banks around the world; Extensive treatment of the East Asian financial crisis and the role of the IMF in crisis prevention efforts; Lively analysis of whether the euro will benefit Europe and how it has performed in currency markets to date; Examination of the structure and independence of the European Central Bank; Probing discussion of hedge funds and the near failure of Long-Term Capital Management; In-depth of the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 and its impact.