Exchange rates and international finance - Prof Laurence Copeland

Exchange Rates and International FinanceLaurence S CopelandExchange rates and exchange rate fluctuations play an increasingly important role in all of our lives. Exchange Rates and International Finance provides a clear and concise guide to the causes and consequences of exchange rate fluctuations and will enable readers to grasp the essentials of exchange rate theory and its relevance to major events in currency markets. The orientation of the book is towards exchange rate determination with particular emphasis given to the contributions of modern finance theory. Both fixed and floating exchange rate models and empirical results are explored and discussed.Written in a clear and concise style and thoroughly updated in its third edition, this successful text continues to make exchange rate theories, models, causes and consequences accessible to a broad readership. The new edition incorporates internet-age features such as appropriate Web links to related sites and to the book's own Web page.KEY FEATURES A clear non-technical explanation of the issues, emphasising intuitive explanations. Demonstrates the links between macroeconomics and exchange rate determination.;Explains the potential implications of nonlinearity and complexity for exchange rates. Broad coverage of exchange rate topics.NEW TO THIS EDITION Two completely new chapters on currency crises and target zones Thorough updating of all topics in line with developments in the subject through the 1990s. Updating of all datasets, graphs etc, extensive coverage of Asian financial crisis Expanded chapter on EMU Text coordinated with the book's new Web page, containing data, extended discussion and many links to relevant URL'sMARKETWritten to bring an understanding of exchange rates to as wide an audience as possible: economics and business students, practitioners in banking and finance and the general reader. The book will be suitable for use on International Economics, International Finance and Business, and Financial Economics courses at undergraduate, MBA and specialist Masters levels.AUTHORLaurence Copeland is Professor of Finance at the University of Cardiff