International Money and Finance

Informationen zum Autor Michael Melvin is with the Rady School of Management at UCSD where he coordinates and teaches in the Master of Finance program. Prior roles include Managing Director and Head of Currency and Fixed Income Research at BlackRock, Adjunct Professor at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, Co-editor of the Journal of International Money & Finance, and Professor of Economics at Arizona State University. Klappentext Its high-level perspective on the global economy differentiates this introduction to international finance from other textbooks. Melvin and Norrbin provide essential information for those who seek employment in multinational industries! while competitors focus on standard economic tools and financial management skills. Readers learn how to reach their own conclusions about trends and new developments! not simply function within an organization. The 8e! newly updated and expanded! offers concise descriptions! current case studies! and new pedagogical materials to help readers make sense of global finance. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. The International Monetary Environment 1. The Foreign Exchange Market 2. International Monetary Arrangements 3. The Balance of Payments II. International Parity Conditions 4. Forward-looking Instruments 5. Eurocurrency Markets 6. Interest Rates and Exchange Rates: Covered Interest Rate Parity 7. Prices and Exchange Rates: PPP III. Risk and International Capital Flows 8. Foreign Exchange Risk and Forecasting 9. Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 10. International Portfolio Investment 11. Direct Foreign Investment and International Lending IV. Modeling the Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments 12. Elasticity and Absorption models 13. The IS-LM-BP Approach 14. The Monetary Approach 15. Extensions and challenges to the Monetary Approach

Autorentext
Michael Melvin is with the Rady School of Management at UCSD where he coordinates and teaches in the Master of Finance program. Prior roles include Managing Director and Head of Currency and Fixed Income Research at BlackRock, Adjunct Professor at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, Co-editor of the Journal of International Money & Finance, and Professor of Economics at Arizona State University.

Klappentext

Suitable for those who seek employment in multinational industries, this title focuses on standard economic tools and financial management skills. It introduces international finance to readers with diverse backgrounds who want jobs in international investment, international banking, and multinational corporations.

Zusammenfassung

"International Money and Finance is an excellent resource for both international and multinational finance courses. The combined coverage of both topics - the environment of international financial institutions and instruments, and financial management tools for multinational corporations - makes it easier for students to grasp the impact of both on businesses that increasingly operate in a global environment." --Anne M. Alexander, University of Wyoming

"This latest edition of the best-selling book discusses a number of important and somewhat complex concepts in international money and finance in a succinct, lucid yet analytical manner." --Ramkishen S. Rajan, George Mason University and National University of Singapore

"The authors do an exceptional job of including this extensive range of topics in international money and finance, which provides high-level perspective on the global economy. I expect it will be a standard textbook for instruction and reference over the years." --Suleyman Degirmen, Mersin University

"A concise, well-written, rigorous but at the same time easily accessible exposition of international finance." --Firat Demir, University of Oklahoma

"This textbook is an excellent source for graduate and advanced undergraduate students around the world. The authors have carefully prepared each chapter with updated information on various financial issues, including risk management and banking". --Viviana Fernandez, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez

Inhalt

I. The International Monetary Environment

1. The Foreign Exchange Market 2. International Monetary Arrangements 3. The Balance of Payments

   II. International Parity Conditions

2. Forward-looking Instruments 5. Eurocurrency Markets 6. Interest Rates and Exchange Rates: Covered Interest Rate Parity 7. Prices and Exchange Rates: PPP

   III. Risk and International Capital Flows

3. Foreign Exchange Risk and Forecasting 9. Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 10. International Portfolio Investment 11. Direct Foreign Investment and International Lending

   IV. Modeling the Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments

4. Elasticity and Absorption models 13. The IS-LM-BP Approach 14. The Monetary Approach 15. Extensions and challenges to the Monetary Approach