Book, Monetary Economics (Rossetti) 9/05[LS]

It deals with the objectives and instruments of monetary policy, evaluating their effectiveness and implications. Discusses the main theories of inflation, with special emphasis on the Brazilian case. It focuses on the structure of the Brazilian financial system, highlighting the role of the different groups of institutions that operate within it. Summary: The Demand for Money, The Supply of Money, Monetary Theory, Monetary Policy, Inflation, The Brazilian Financial System. JOÃO DO CARMO LOPES is a professor at FEA-USP and PUC-SP. JOSÉ PASCHOAL ROSSETTI is a professor and researcher at Fundação Dom Cabral, an institution linked to PUC-MG.