This study aims to investigate whether the phenomena found by Shnoll et al. when applying histogrampattern analysis techniques to stochastic processes from chemistry and physics are also present infinancial time series, particularly exchange rate and index data. The phenomena are related to...

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The main goal of this research is to investigate whether foreign exchange transacting costs are an impediment to intra-regional trading within the Southern African Development Community SADC region. The research question posed has been whether foreign exchange trading costs affect the amount of...

Exchange rate fluctuations are believed to affect the value of construction companies with foreign sales and/or operations for various economic reasons. The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between both the Rand/US Dollar and Rand/Euro exchange rates, and the value of...

When the U.S. runs a trade deficit with the Chinese, this requires a capital inflow from China to the United States. This, in turn, lowers U.S. interest rates and increases U.S. investment spending. On the negative side, lower priced goods from China may hurt U.S. industries that compete with...

This thesis examines exchange rate exposure of 30 U.S. industries between 1974 and 2008 using traditional and orthogonalized linear models. Similar to the literature, when using traditional linear model we find that exposure is very time dependent and often insignificant. However, we discover...

Domėtis rinkos rizikos valdymu verčia didėjanti finansinių rinkų globalizacija bei atskirų šalių ekonomikų internalizacija. Šiame kontekste finansines institucijas, ypač jų veiklą prižiūrinčias organizacijas, vis labiau neramina finansinių krizių arba sisteminės rizikos...

This thesis examines the impact of exchange rate risk on asset pricing under varying market structures. To understand this effect, in the first part of the thesis the analytical derivation of an international asset-pricing model within a mean-variance framework is attempted. In the second part,...

The way a country manages its currency can affect its volume of trade, capital flows and income. A country, especially one with high degree of trade openness, needs to find the most suitable exchange rate arrangement to reduce the volatility of its currency value and output. This thesis examines...

The objective of this chapter is to evaluate the theoretical debate on the choice of an exchange rate regime in light of the empirical evidence with a view to suggesting appropriate exchange rate regimes that are conducive for poverty reduction. Due to its obvious implications for poverty, the...