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Exchange Rate as a Determinant of Foreign Direct Investment : Does It Really Matter? Theoretical Aspects, Literature Review and Applied Proposal
Ruiz, Isabel - 2014
This paper re-examines the role of exchange rates as determinant of FDI. It extends the analysis to include the issue … as a determinant of FDI. Details of FDI current behavior in Latin American are described and I propose a model of FDI to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047115
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Exchange rates and FDI : goods versus capital market frictions
Buch, Claudia M. (contributor); Kleinert, Jörn (contributor) - 2006
Economic theory provides two main explanations why changes in exchange rates can affect foreign direct investment (FDI …). According to a first explanation, FDI reacts to exchange rate changes if there are information frictions on capital markets and … explanation, FDI reacts to exchange rate changes if output and factor markets are segmented, and if firm-specific assets are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003371083
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The impact of macroeconomic variables on exchange rate uncertain
Kaboro, Jane; Mose, Naftaly - In: Financial internet quarterly 17 (2021) 3, pp. 47-55
Macroeconomic convergence is critical for member states to achieve the level of harmonization required for establishing a stable and resilient monetary union. The East African Community (EAC) member states, therefore, established set targets for macroeconomic convergence, intending to eliminate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012803220
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Modelling volatility of the exchange rate of the Naira to major currencies
David, Reuben O.; Dikko, Hussaini G.; Gulumbe, Shehu U. - In: CBN journal of applied statistics 7 (2016) 2, pp. 1-29
The exchange rate between the Naira and other currencies has continued to witness variability with depreciation. This variability makes it difficult to predict returns. Against this background, this paper examines the naira exchange rate vis-a-vis four other currencies. The impact of exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011661515
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Can Time-Varying Currency Risk Hedging Explain Exchange Rates?
Bräuer, Leonie; Hau, Harald - 2022
Over the last decade foreign bond portfolio positions in US dollar assets have risen above the reciprocal US investor positions in foreign currencies. In periods of increased economic uncertainty, institutional investors hedge their international bond positions, which creates a net hedging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014236684
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Can time-varying currency risk hedging explain exchange rates?
Bräuer, Leonie; Hau, Harald - 2022
Over the last decade foreign bond portfolio positions in US dollar assets have risen above the reciprocal US investor positions in foreign currencies. In periods of increased economic uncertainty, institutional investors hedge their international bond positions, which creates a net hedging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013440410
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Optimal monetary policy in an open emerging market economy
Iyer, Tara - 2016
The majority of households across emerging market economies are excluded from the financial markets and cannot smooth consumption. I analyze the implications of this for optimal monetary policy and the corresponding choice of domestic versus external nominal anchor in a small open economy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011487396
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Inflation Surge and Sovereign Borrowing : The Role of Policy Practices in Strengthening Sovereign Resilience
Aizenman, Joshua; Zheng, Huanhuan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Sovereign borrowing during inflation surges is a litmus test of a government's ability to withstand and navigate macroeconomic shocks. Based on transaction-level bond issuance data, we explore how sovereign financing strategies respond to inflation surges and how policy practices affect their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250190
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The proximity-concentration trade-off in a dynamic framework
Yalcin, Erdal - 2007
foreign direct investment choice, the export strategy can be rejected although it is dominating the FDI project and although … continuous variables on export and FDI patterns. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301792
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Exchange rates and FDI: Goods versus capital market frictions
Buch, Claudia M.; Kleinert, Jörn - 2006
Economic theory provides two main explanations why changes in exchange rates can affect foreign direct investment (FDI …). According to a first explanation, FDI reacts to exchange rate changes if there are information frictions on capital markets and … explanation, FDI reacts to exchange rate changes if output and factor markets are segmented, and if firm-specific assets are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301807