This paper examines and dissects eight popular conjectures about exchange rates. The conjectures are: there exists a systematic linkage between economic fundamentals and exchange rates; flexible exchange rates are unstable due to destabilising speculation; flexible exchange rates are excessively...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contextualize a productivity contest between a local manufacturer versus a foreign one, both of whom sell an identical product in the local market, within the two companies' respective economies. The intent is to delineate the conditions under which...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to analyse methods for determination of exchange rates in response to fundamental economic variables and changes in monetary policies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper undertakes empirical examination of exchange rate movements and their...

Restates the importance of asset volatility forecasts for option pricing and portfolio management and outlines previous research on forecasting models. Discusses the relative information content and predictive power of implied and historical volatility and the existence of overreaction in option...

Reviews previous research on exchange rate forecasting, identifies some problems in building a predictive model and examines the profitability of using various technical rules (as used by traders) in the USD/DM and USD/BP foreign exchange markets. Takes 1989‐1996 data, divided into two...

Notes rapid growth in the number of depositary receipt (DR) listings on US exchanges and presents a study of those from East Asia. Explains how they allow US investors to trade in the equity or debt of non‐US companies through US institutions and reviews the relevant literature. Classifies 605...

Reviews previous research on the impact of changes in exchange rates on firm value and develops hypotheses on the effect of exchange rate exposure on US pharmaceutical firms 1990‐1999. Tests them using data from 523 firms (21 producing proprietary drugs and 32 generic) splite into two...

This study examines the impact of expectations on the market share mechanism. The dynamic strategic pricing behaviors in the short‐run and the long‐run are also explored. The exchange rate expectations are incorporated into a switching cost model via the method of exchange rate...