Full Description
This textbook presents all major topics in international monetary theory, foreign exchange markets, international financial management and investment analysis. It focuses on real-world problems in the sense that it provides guidance on how to solve policy issues as well as how to complete financial assignments across the globe. This in turn helps readers gain an understanding of the theory and refine the framework.
This third edition of the book incorporates three new chapters, and most of the chapters from the second edition have been updated to integrate new material, data, and/or the recent developments in the areas. The book can be used in graduate and advanced undergraduate programs in international or global finance, international monetary economics, and international financial management. It is also a valuable reference book for researchers in these areas.
Contents
Foreign Exchange Markets and Foreign Exchange Rates.- Exchange Rate Regimes and International Monetary Systems.- International Parity Conditions.- Balance of Payments and International Investment Positions.- Open Economy Macroeconomics.- Balance of Payments Issues and Exchange Rate Movements.- The Mundell-Fleming Model.- The Monetary Models.- The Portfolio Balance Approach to Exchange Rate Determination.- The Dynamic IS-LM-X Model of Exchange Rate Movements.- Driver Currencies and Triangular Cross-Border Effects.- Global Derivatives Markets.- Currency Futures.- Currency Options.- Currency Swaps.- Transaction Exposure.- Economic Exposure and Accounting Exposure.- Country Risk and Sovereign Risk Analysis.- Foreign Direct Investment and International Portfolio Investment.-Dynamic Global Positioning Strategy.- Name Index.- Subject Index.
