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International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics, 2/e

International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics 2e
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Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, Columbia University
Luis A. Rivera-Batiz, University of California, San Diego

This text integrates modern international finance and open economy macroeconomics to provide students with a thorough, accessible, and up-to-date treatment of international finance and economics.




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Features

  • Presents the most recent developments in the field in an accessible manner by using real-world examples to elucidate theories and concepts.
  • Integrates a wide variety of subjects into a framework that gives instructors greater topical flexibility and allows them to tailor the text to fit their course needs.
  • Numerous examples in every chapter represent a wide variety of countries giving students a broader international picture.
  • Provides full coverage of new instruments in international finance including currency futures, options, and swaps to provide students with an up-to-date view of international finance.
  • Features a comprehensive analysis of the external debt problem of developing countries, giving students a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of external debt, debt-equity swaps, and debt buybacks.
  • Incorporates the most recent developments in open economy macroeconomics, covering real business cycles, the determinants of exchange rates, and game theoretic approaches to international interdependence and coordination.
  • Discusses the internationalization of local banking activities worldwide and the increased competition in the financial services industry.



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Table of Contents

Introduction.
I. THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET AND EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES.
1. The Foreign Exchange Market.
2. Central Banks, Exchange Rate Regimes and the International Monetary System.
3. Currency Regimes in Developing Countries.
II. THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
4. International Money and Capital Markets.
5. Exchange Rate Risk and Uncovered International Investments.
6. Exchange Rate Forecasting, Risk Premia and Forward Market Efficiency.
7. Onshore Banking in International Perspective.
8. Eurocurrencies and Euromarkets: The Offshore Banking System.
III. INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS.
9. A Broad Picture of the Open Economy: International Transactions and the Balance of Payments Accounts.
10. Measuring Interdependence: The International Investment Position of a Country and Exchange Rate Concepts.
11. National Income Accounting and the Open Economy.
12. The External Debt Crisis of Developing Countries.
IV. INCOME, TRADE AND CAPITAL FLOWS: FIXED AND FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES.
13. The Determination of Output, Exchange Rates and the Trade Balance.
14. Balance of Payments Adjustments and the Macroeconomics of Fixed Exchange Rate Regimes.
15. Expectations, Exchange Rate Dynamics and Economic Policy.
V. INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC POLICY IN THE OPEN ECONOMY.
16. Production, Prices and Unemployment in the Open Economy.
17. Prices, Output and Macroeconomic Adjustment Under Flexible Exchange Rates.
18. Expectations, Inflation and Business Cycles.
VI. ASSET MARKETS, THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND THE EXCHANGE RATE.
19. Asset Markets and Exchange Rate Determination.
20. The Monetary and Asset Market Approach to the Balance of Payments.
VII. INTERDEPENDENCE IN THE WORLD ECONOMY.
21. The International Monetary System: History and Controversies.
22. Economic Policy, Monetary Regimes, and the Current State of the World Economy.



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