This book covers the most important topics in monetary economics and models that economists have employed to understand the interactions between real and monetary factors. It deals with topics in both monetary theory and monetary policy and is designed for second-year graduate students specializing in monetary economics, for researchers in monetary economics wishing to have a systematic summary of recent developments, andfor economists working in policy institutions such as central banks. It can also be used as a supplement for first-year graduate courses in macroeconomics, because it provides a more in-depth treatment of inflation and monetary policy topics than is customary in graduate macroeconomics textbooks. The chapters on monetary policy may be useful for advanced undergraduate courses.

这本书涵盖了货币经济学中最重要的主题，以及经济学家用来理解实际和货币因素之间相互作用的模型。它涉及货币理论和货币政策的主题，是为货币经济学专业的二年级研究生设计的，供希望对近期发展进行系统总结的货币经济学研究人员使用，以及对于在中央银行等政策机构工作的经济学家来说。它也可以作为宏观经济学一年级研究生课程的补充，因为它比研究生宏观经济学教科书中的惯例更深入地处理通货膨胀和货币政策问题。货币政策的章节可能对高等本科课程有用。