Money and money problems have become integral parts of our economic and social life in our day. Real events appear to be cloaked in monetary cover. For this reason, it is of great benefit to have some basic knowledge of money and monetary issues in order to be able to correctly understand the events we are living in. The ultimate goal of the course is to help the students in this regard.

Definitions of money, functions of money, monetary systems, international monetary system and its problems, money demand, money supply and balance in the money market, balance of payments, international trade, Bretton Woods, IMF, World bank, Monetary policy.