{"id":8646,"date":"2025-07-15T12:34:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/course\/fin301-%ce%bf%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf%ce%bd%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%ac%ce%bb%cf%85%cf%83%ce%b7-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-%cf%87%cf%81%ce%ae%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b9\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:31:33","slug":"fin301-economic-analysis-of-money-and","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/course\/fin301-economic-analysis-of-money-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Analysis of Money and Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Economic Analysis of Money and Credit<\/h3>\n<p>\u039a\u03c9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2: FIN301<br \/>\nSemester: 5th<br \/>\n\u0394\u03b9\u03b4\u03ac\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2: \u0393. \u0394\u03cc\u03c4\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To introduce students to the importance and role of money in the economy through the presentation of the theory of money, the credit function, the role of financial institutions and monetary policy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0391. Introductory concepts:<\/strong> Technical functions and economic role of money. Definition and types of money. Modern types of money and payment systems. Purchasing power of money.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0392. Object of the theory of money:<\/strong> A brief description of the subject matter and the economic methods of approaching it. Analysis of concepts of supply, demand and equilibrium of money. Linking monetary equilibrium with macro-economic equilibrium.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0393. Financial loyalty:<\/strong> Concept and technical functions of financial credit. Dynamic role of financial credit. Concept and measurement of capital flows. Description of elements of debt capital theory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>D. Credit instruments, securities:<\/strong> Economic concept, categories and characteristics of securities. Concept and characteristics of portfolios. Elements of portfolio theory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0395. Credit institutions, banks:<\/strong> Concept and role of credit intermediation. Categories of credit institutions and banks. Banking activity and money supply.<\/li>\n<li><strong>F. Elements of monetary policy:<\/strong> Economic policy objectives and the role of monetary policy. Monetary policy instruments. Concept of monetary targets. Evaluation of the effectiveness of monetary policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teaching aids<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0399. Papadakis, \"Introduction to Monetary Theory\", Sakkula Publications (A &amp; B), 1983<br \/>\nSt. Thomadakis, \"Faith and the Confusion of the Economy\", M.I.E.T. Publications, 1981<br \/>\nMcCallum T. Bennet, \"Monetary Theory and Policy\", Critique Publications, 2002<br \/>\nP. Corliras, \"Introduction to Monetary Theory\", Hellenic Literature Publications, 1998<br \/>\nSt. Thomadakis &amp; M. Xanthakis, \"Money and Capital Markets\", Stamoulis Publications, 2006<br \/>\nLudwig Von Mises, \"The Theory of Money and Credit\", Liberty Classics, 1980<br \/>\nF. Mishkin, \"The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets\", 6th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2001<br \/>\nT.S. Campbell, \"Money and Capital Markets\", Scott Foresman &amp; Company, 1998<br \/>\nL.S. Ritter &amp; W.L. Silber, \"Principles of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets\", 7th Edition, Basic Books, 1991<\/p>","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"course-type":[68],"semester":[82],"class_list":{"0":"post-8646","1":"course","2":"type-course","3":"status-publish","5":"course-type-68","6":"semester-82"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course\/8646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/course"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"course-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course-type?post=8646"},{"taxonomy":"semester","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.econ.uoa.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/semester?post=8646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}