According to uncovered interest rate Parity (UIP), the expected relative change in an exchange rate is equal to the difference between interest rates between the two currencies. Empirically, UIP is frequently rejected. In this paper, we examine whether exchange rates have at least any tendency...

We investigate the impact of internationalization of banks on their performance. Using a novel data set comprising of the world's 46 largest banks spanning 1980-2004, we find that internationalization decreases performance measures as return-on assets or return-on-sales. That negative effect is...

This paper analyses how governments in the EU(15) countries have succeeded in stimulating investments in wind turbines between 1985 and 2005. I use four different evaluation criteria (Tobin's Q, Euler equation estimation, investment accelerator model, and the effective marginal tax rate) to...

In this paper we present a parsimonious multivariate model forexchange rate volatilities based on logarithmic high-low ranges ofdaily exchange rates. The multivariate stochastic volatility modeldivides the log range of each exchange rate into two independentlatent factors, which are interpreted...

This paper analyzes purchasing power parity (PPP) for the euro area. We study the impact of the introduction of the euro in 1999 on the behavior of real exchange rates. We test the PPP hypothesis for a panel of real exchange rates within the euro area over the period 1973-2003. Our methodology...

In this paper we analyze the impact of the investment horizon on international portfolio choice. We approach this issue by considering whether or not an investor should add investments from other countries to an existing portfolio. The statistical tests that we employ (spanning tests) are based...