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Econ 206 Course Readings List

This document outlines the topics and readings for an economics course on money and financial markets across 13 modules. The course begins with defining money and exploring early forms like barter, commodity money, and coins. It then examines the evolution of banking, paper currency, and the gold standard. Later modules cover the development of debt markets, central banking, and modern financial systems and products in the 20th century. The course concludes by analyzing electronic money, currencies as geopolitical tools, and potential future forms of money like cryptocurrencies. Readings include chapters from the book "The History of Money" and articles on banking, debt, money supply, and the Chinese yuan.

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Econ 206 Course Readings List

This document outlines the topics and readings for an economics course on money and financial markets across 13 modules. The course begins with defining money and exploring early forms like barter, commodity money, and coins. It then examines the evolution of banking, paper currency, and the gold standard. Later modules cover the development of debt markets, central banking, and modern financial systems and products in the 20th century. The course concludes by analyzing electronic money, currencies as geopolitical tools, and potential future forms of money like cryptocurrencies. Readings include chapters from the book "The History of Money" and articles on banking, debt, money supply, and the Chinese yuan.

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ECON 

206 Readings Winter 2021
WEEK UNITS AND TOPICS   READINGS

1 Module 1: The Concept of Money Weatherford: Introduction ‐ The World Market
•   Purpose of the course
•    Definition of financial markets
•    Definition of money

2 Module 2: Barter & Commdity Money Weatherford: Chapter 1
•   what is barter?
•   problems with barter
•    modern variants
•  What is commodity money?

3 Module 3: Invention of Coins Weatherford: Chapter 2
•  history of coinage
•  benefits of coins
•  Coins and classical commerce

4 Module 4: Money in the Roman Empire Weatherford: Chapter 3; Chapter 4 (pgs 64‐74)
• Funding conquest
• Funding population growth
• Discovery of inflation
• collapse of the empire
• the Dark Ages & feudalism

5 Module 5: The Evolution of Banking and Credit Weatherford: Chapter 4 (pgs 74‐79); Chapter 5
•  early European banking
• usury
• commercial arithmetic

6 Module 6: Paper Money/Fiat Currency Weatherford: Chapter 7; Chapter 8
•  what is fiat money?
• history of paper money
WEEK UNITS AND TOPICS   READINGS
7 Module 7: The British Gold Standard Weatherford: Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12
•  Development of British banking
•  how a gold standard works
•  strengths and weaknesses

STUDY WEEK

William N. Goetzmann, “Financing Civilization.” 
8 Module 8: Debt and Bonds  http://viking.som.yale.edu/will/finciv/chapter1.htm 
Glyn Davies. “A History of Money.” 
• amount of public debt  http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/war.html 
Kenneth Rogoff, "Not a Pretty Picture," The International Economy, Winter 2009   
• description of bond market http://www.international‐economy.com/TIE_W09_Rogoff.pdf
• the money market

9 Module 9: Money Supply Weatherford: Chapter 13
• Cash and Credit
“Finance and Economics: Of debt, deflation and denial; The deflation danger,” The 
Economist, Oct 12, 2002. Vol.365 pg 95 
 http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/abiglobal/docview/224043135/fulltext
• Quantity Theory /58D16922E3DC4089PQ/1?accountid=11530
• central banking

“Link by link; A short history of modern finance” The Economist, Oct 18, 2008. Vol.389 
http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/docview/223998080/fulltext/16FFBC1F
10 Module 10: Financial Markets 862548B8PQ/2?accountid=11530
Steven Gjerstad, Vernon L. Smith, “From Bubble to Depression?” Wall Street Journal. 
(Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Apr 6, 2009. pg. 
•  20th Century equity markets A.15 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123897612802791281
Geoffrey D Selzer, Guy A Torres, “Doomed to repeat it? A historic look at greed and fear 
in market phenomena,” Journal of Financial Planning. Denver: Nov 2000. Vol. 13, Iss. 11; 
pg. 116, 10 pgs 
 http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/docview/217561725/fulltextPDF/7A5E
• history of interest rates 9136B5AD4929PQ/1?accountid=11530
WEEK UNITS AND TOPICS   READINGS
• New financial products

11 Module 11: Electronic Money Weatherford: Chapter 15 and 16
“Not‐so‐divine intervention” The Economist: Oct 7, 1995. Vol. 337; pg. SS29 
 http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/docview/224113422/fulltext/7CFE3750
• history of electronic money 04F446C3PQ/6?accountid=11530
“Finance And Economics: Revaluation by stealth; The Chinese yuan” The Economist. 
London: Jan 12, 2008. Vol. 386, pg. 69 
 http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/docview/223998950/fulltext/B77613C
• new versions A5BDD4EE7PQ/5?accountid=11530
• electronic wallets & privacy

12 Module 12: Currency as a Weapon Weatherford: Chapter 17
• do governments manipulate currencies?
• is it a problem?
• the case of China

13 Module 13:  The Future of Money Weatherford: Chapter 18
Hartzog, “The Future of Money” Energy Bulletin, 
Cryptocurrencies 02/01/2005 http://www.energybulletin.net/print/4207
“Special Report: A cash call ‐ The future of money,” The Economist, Feb 17, 2007 Vol. 
•  do we need more regulation? 382. Pg. 76 
• socialization of risk

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