How does a firm in one country evaluate an investment in a firm in another country, or how does it evaluate a foreign project that the firm itself is undertaking? The firm must estimate future free cash flows just as in a domestic project, but choosing an appropriate discount rate is a...

Firms differ in the extent to which they 'pass through' changes in exchange rates into foreign currency prices and in their 'exposure' to exchange rates - the responsiveness of their profits to changes in exchange rates. Because pricing affects profitability, a firm's pass-through and exposure...

The distinction between domicile and place of business is becoming more and more relevant as a growing number of firms have activities abroad. In most statistical studies of international stock returns, a firm is included in a country's index if its headquarters are located in that country. This...