中文课程简介

美国联邦储备系统（简称美联储）是美国最重要的政策制定机构之一。美联储政策的影响也波及全世界。美联储的主要政策工具是利率政策。这门课首先介绍利率理论和利率风险结构。然后介绍货币市场及中央银行在货币市场中的作用，并重点介绍美联储的历史，结构，政策目标及工具。课程最后一部分会详细解析美联储在2008-2009金融危机中及危机后的货币政策（包括量化宽松政策），及这些政策对美国经济，金融市场，及世界其他国家的影响。

英文课程简介

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) is one of the most important institutions in the U.S., and Fed policies have profound ramifications for the rest of the world. This course will start with understanding interest rate theories and interest rate structure, which underpins the Fed interest rate policy. Students will then learn about the money market and the roles and functions of central banks, with the focus on the Fed’s history, structure, and policy goals and tools. The last section of the course will give a close look at Fed’s monetary policies during and after the 2008-2009 financial crisis, and its effects on the U.S. economy and the ramifications for the rest of the world.