O C C A S I O N A L PA P E R S E R I E S N O 1 2 3 / F E B R UA RY 2 011 THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS by Ettore Dorrucci and Julie McKay OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES NO 123 / FEBRUARY 2011 THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS by Ettore Dorrucci and Julie McKay1 NOTE: This Occasional Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the European Central Bank (ECB). The views expressed are those of the authors and do not
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Elasticity of Demand 34 Price Elasticity of Supply 38 Types of Elasticity of Supply 39 Determinants of Price Elasticity of Supply 41 4. International Trade 44 Introduction to International Trade 45 International Trade Restrictions 48 Arguments in Favour of Restricting Trade 53 Non-economic Arguments for Restricting Trade 56 Problems with Trade Protection 58 5. Market Structures 62 Introduction to Market Structure 63 Perfect Competition 65 Monopoly 68 Monopolistic Competition
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18. DSUs and SSUs always have some contact with each other in financial markets. 19. Commercial banks lend to businesses in direct financial markets. 20. “Futures contract” and “forward contract” are interchangeable terms. 21. Mortgages are capital market debt securities. 2 22. Households are the major source of funds to the financial system. 23.
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Macroeconomic Theory Macroeconomic Theory A Dynamic General Equilibrium Approach Michael Wickens Princeton University Press Princeton and Oxford Copyright © 2008 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 3 Market Place, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1SY All Rights Reserved ? A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library This book has
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Annual percentage rate Beta coefficient, a measure of an asset’s riskiness bL Levered beta bU Unlevered beta BEP BVPS CAPEX CAPM CCC Basic earning power Book value per share Capital expenditures Capital Asset Pricing Model Cash conversion cycle CF Cash flow; CFt is the cash flow in Period t CR Conversion ratio CV Coefficient of variation Dp Dividend of preferred stock Dt Dividend in Period t DCF Discounted cash flow D/E Debt-to-equity
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risks include foreign exchange risk, political risk, and cultural risk. 1.3 What is foreign exchange risk? Foreign exchange (or currency) risk is the risk of unexpected changes in foreign currency exchange rates. 1.4 What is political risk? Political risk is the risk that a sovereign host government will unexpectedly change the rules of the game under which businesses operate. 1.5 In what ways do cultural differences impact the conduct of international business? Because
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Monetary Policy in Vietnam: Alternatives to Inflation Targeting Le Anh Tu Packard (tu.packard@gmail.com) Fifth Draft July 2007 Paper prepared for the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with support from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). Earlier versions of this paper were presented to the May 2005 CEDES/Amherst Research Conference in Buenos Aires and the July 2005 Da Nang Symposium on Continuing Renovation
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EAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (EADN) INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT EXCHANGE RATE ARRANGEMENT IN VIETNAM: INFORMATION CONTENT AND POLICY OPTIONS Research team∗ : Vo Tri Thanh (principal researcher) Dinh Hien Minh Do Xuan Truong Hoang Van Thanh Pham Chi Quang HANOI December 2000 ∗ We would like to thank the EADN for financial support. We have benefited very much from the valuable comments from EADN on our interim report. We also thank Dr. Ivo Havinga, Dr. Perter Sturm, and Ms. Anna
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policy affects a. | only the amount of money in the economy. | b. | how banks operate and only banks. | c. | the entire financial system. | d. | how financial securities are traded and no other part of the financial system. | ANS: PTS: 1 DIF: Basic TOP: Introduction to Money and Banking TYP: Factual 2. A financial policymaker not mentioned in Chapter 1 is the a. | Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). | b. | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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policy affects a. | only the amount of money in the economy. | b. | how banks operate and only banks. | c. | the entire financial system. | d. | how financial securities are traded and no other part of the financial system. | ANS: PTS: 1 DIF: Basic TOP: Introduction to Money and Banking TYP: Factual 2. A financial policymaker not mentioned in Chapter 1 is the a. | Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). | b. | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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