This dissertation contributes to several fields of international macroeconomics. Chapter 2 presents a new dataset and new evidence on the invoicing pattern in international trade for a large panel of countries. It goes into detail explaining the motivation to set prices in different currencies,...

Bakalauro baigiamajame darbe nagrinėjamas euro ir JAV dolerio kursas 1999-2011 metais ir jo perspektyvos. Pirmoje dalyje išanalizuotos pagrindinės valiutų kursų pokyčius nusakančios teorijos: mokėjimų balanso modelis, palūkanų normų paritetas, perkamosios galios paritetas, turto...

This thesis seeks to develop an alternative conceptual framework through which to understand international finance. It then applies this framework to the case of China’s recent official foreign exchange accumulation. One view of international financial relations suggests an agendaof...