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ECONOMICS FOR
BANKERS
Course Description: This
program introduces you to the fundamental principles of economics. Special
emphasis is placed on macroeconomics and topics of importance to you as a
banker. The course covers the basics of economic theory and includes
examples of the application of economics to banking.
Audience: Bank personnel
who have not had a formal course in Economics and wish to increase their
understanding of economics as it relates to banking.
Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing this program, you
will be able to:
- Understand the meaning of economic terminology and
the discipline of economic reasoning
- Follow economic news and analyze important economic
questions
- Locate and obtain economic data and information and
use it to examine contemporary economic issues
- Apply economic principles to important questions in
the financial services industry
- Use basic graphing and graph interpretation skills
to examine economic questions
- Understand the major economic policy problems faced
by government: economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and budget
deficits and debt
- Understand the aggregate demand/aggregate supply
model and its importance in examining major economic policy problems
- Recognize major economic policy controversies and
the various schools of thought associated with them
Topics Covered:
- The Economic Problem: Scarce Resources, Unlimited
Wants, and Opportunity Costs
- The Concepts of Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium
- Business Organization
- Unemployment and Inflation
- The Business Cycle
- Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
- Expenditures Analysis
- Fiscal Policy
- Money and Financial Markets
- The Federal Reserve Structure and Policy
Textbook: Economics: Fundamentals
for Financial Services Providers, (c) 2006
Credit:
AIB: 3.0 ; ICB: 45
(CLBB, CSOP or CFMP)
ACE College Credit Recommendation: In the upper division
baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Economics or Social
Science elective.
Delivery Methods:
This course is available in the following formats:
Contact
elegg@nyba.com
for more information.
For further information,
please call Elisa Legg at 212-297-1679 or elegg@nyba.com.
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