This course explores the role of money in modern economies. Some of the topics covered will include: the demand for money; the determinants of the price-level, inflation and nominal interest rates; liquidity; bank risk and financial intermediation; private money; central banking and the money supply; government debt and money creation; monetary policy and credibility. Prereq: ECON 201, 202; one of ECON 211, MATH 106/125, 109, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 128, 136, 138, 146, 148; Level at least 3A