ECON 130: Money & Banking
University of California, Santa Cruz
Examines the nature of money, financial intermediation, financial asset pricing, and markets; banking business and the banking industry; financial and banking crises, especially the 2007-09 crisis in the U.S. and abroad; the evolving nature of financial regulation and supervision of banking and financial institutions and markets; history and functions of the U.S. central bank (Federal Reserve); the role of the central bank in providing liquidity, credit, and creating money; central bank emergency lending in crises; institutional design of central banks and macroeconomic policy.
Average GPA: 3.14
Grade distribution records: 153 students across 3 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 7 | 4.6% |
| A | 30 | 19.6% |
| A- | 9 | 5.9% |
| B+ | 11 | 7.2% |
| B | 20 | 13.1% |
| B- | 11 | 7.2% |
| C+ | 3 | 2.0% |
| C | 13 | 8.5% |
| D | 5 | 3.3% |
| F | 1 | 0.7% |
| P | 26 | 17.0% |
| NP | 7 | 4.6% |
| W | 10 | 6.5% |
Based on 153 student grade records across 3 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Michael M Hutchison 122 students, Average GPA 2.94
- Alonso A Villacorta 31 students, Average GPA 3.73