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Exchange Rates and International Finance by Laurence Copeland
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    • Product code: 13587
    • ISBN: 0201398508, ISBN13: 9780201398502, 493 pages, paperback
      Published by Addison Wesley on 2000 , 3rd
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    Description of Exchange Rates and International Finance

    The third edition of this successful text continues to make accessible the theories and models, causes and consequences of exchange rate fluctuations. Written in a clear and concise style Exchange Rates and International Finance will enable readers to grasp the essentials of exchange rate theory.

    New to this edition:

    - A new chapter on economics of currency unions, focusing on the proposed European union.
    - Improved pedagogy and clearer design and layout.
    - Expansion of transaction costs, coverage of EMU and EMS and financial futures.
    - Addition of Target Zones and Monetary Policy.
    - More information on the IMS and the IMF.
    - Greater inclusion of IT.

    Features:

    - The orientation of the book is towards exchange rate determination, rather than policy issues, with particular emphasis given to the contributions of modern finance theory.
    - Both fixed anf floating exchange rate models and empirical results are explored and discussed.
    - A clear, non-technical explanation of the issues, emphasising intuitive explanations using a minimum of mathematics.
    - Demonstrates the links between macroeconomics and exchange rate determination.
    - Provides a thorough grounding in exchange rate issues.

    Contents of Exchange Rates and International Finance

    1. Introduction

    PART I. The International Setting
    2. Prices in the open economy: purchasing power parity
    3. The financial markets in the open economy
    4. Open economy macroeconomics

    PART II. Exchange rates determination
    5. Flexible prices: the monetary model
    6. Fixed prices: the Mundell-Fleming model
    7. Sticky prices: the Dornbush model
    8. Portfolio balance and the current account
    9. Currency substitution
    10. Optimum currency areas and monetary union

    PART III. A world of uncertainty
    11. Market efficiency and rational expectations
    12. The 'news' model and exchange rate volatility
    13. The risk premium
    14. A certain uncertainty: non-linearity, cycles and chaos
    15. Target zones
    16. Crises and credibility

    PART IV. Conclusions
    17. Conclusions

    Appendix
    Index


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