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100 _aSiklos, Pierre L.
245 _aMoney, banking and financial institutions: Canada in the global environment. /
_cPierre L. Siklos
260 _aNew York:
_bMcGraw Hill,
_cc1993.
300 _axxv, 596 p.:
_bill.;
_c24cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aContents: Overview and fundamentals of the Canadian financial system: Why study money and banking? -- What is money? -- Financial intermediaries and financial markets -- Financial instruments -- Models of the financial system: Understanding interest rates: definitions and concepts -- Understanding interest rates: determination of interest rate levels -- Understanding exchange rates -- Decision makers: introduction -- Decision makers: household sector -- Decision makers: the financial and the non-financial sectors -- The Demand for money -- Stock prices -- Asset demand and supply under uncertainty -- Hedging risks: futures, forwards, and options -- Understanding interest rates: the structure of interest rates -- The Institutional framework in the Canadian context: Theories of banking -- Chartered banks: history and performance -- Other depository institutions -- Other financial institutions -- Deposit insurance -- International finance: International banking -- The Financial systems of the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany -- International financial institutions -- Central banking and the role of money: Central banking and the tools of monetary policy -- The Art of central banking -- The Debate over the importance of money.
650 _bMoney
_x Canada.
650 _aBanks and banking
_xCanada.
650 _aFinancial institutions
_xCanada.
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_cBK
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