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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"country risk"”.
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Essays on the role of trade and country risk in emerging markets
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1997.
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Risk management of U.S. banks in less developed countries : a country-risk analysis.
… happening? What do they have to do to manage country risk effectively? The study begins with a historical account of the United States banking system to the period of debt rescheduling by the LDCs. It continues by describing the different types of risks in international banking. Next it …
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Analyzing Country Risk: Estimating the Probability of External Debt Repudiation in the Post-Oil-Embargo Decade
… for assessing the likelihood that a sovereign risk cannot, or will not, adhere to the terms of its foreign debt obligations as a result of adverse political, social, economic, or financial disruptions. The discussion is divided into two parts. Part one is devoted to a review of the topic of …
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Host-country risk, corporate political strategies and the subsidiary performance of South African multinationals in wider Africa
… landscape for South African MNEs in their home country and the primary data survey of subsidiary executives examines the relationship between access (informational and financial) and relational (constituency building) political strategies on their subsidiary performance in the politically risky …
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Determinants of tourism in African countries: the market value of the economy, financial factors and country risk
… generally not effective when it comes to cross-country comparison. GDP is a flow variable gross of depreciation and provisions for loss that does not distinguish between production costs and value of output, while the market value of the economy from financial theory is a stock variable that …
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Three Essays on Fiscal Policy
… international effects of fiscal policy shocks on country risk, stock markets returns and trading partners. There are three essays in this study.</p> <p>First essay examines the relative impacts of macroeconomic, financial and political variables on country risk for five advanced economies; the US, …
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Essays in international finance
… is reinforced when foreign monetary shocks and country risk shocks are controlled for. The results also suggest that banks with a larger foreign deposit share are more sensitive to foreign (U.S.) monetary shocks. Finally, these banks are more sensitive to country risk. That is, they are more …
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Political economy of health in the Southern African Development Community(SADC) region:The effect of political instability on health outcomes and expenditure
… measures of political stability: International Country Risk Guide’s Political Risk Services index and the World Bank’s World Development Indicator index. Additionally, further investigation is made into the effect that a country’s level of democracy has on health outcomes and public health …
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An analysis of local firms' credit management practices in foreign markets
… that he will be paid. This implies assessing the risks associated with both the customer and the country from where the customer originates. One way to make sure the buyer will pay is by demanding cash in advance or other "safe" facilities offered by the banking system. Unfortunately, buyers are …
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Factors affecting Capital Market Development adaptation in Tanzania: A Case Study of Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE)
… and provision of investment culture in the country. Although some efforts have been put to inculcate investment culture in the country the pace is still low which is associated with low public awareness. The main objective of the study was to examine the factors that influence capital market …
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The foreign direct investment behaviour of Chinese firms : does the 'new institutional theory' approach offer explanatory power?
… Republic of China has become a major source country for foreign direct investment. The objectives of this research are to identify the determinants of this phenomenon, to identify the international investment strategies pursued by Chinese MNEs, and to evaluate the effect of the domestic and …
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Cross-Sectional Volatility Index Analysis In Asian Markets With No Derivatives Market.
… Volatility (CMV) index that characterizes the country risk understood here as the financial market risk measurement. It encapsulates all the sources of risk stemming from the financial markets for any given country. The Factor-DCC model has been adopted to construct the CMV Index and to build …
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Forecasting office capitalization rates and risk premia in emerging markets
… has increased. In this context, the issue of the country risk premium is crucial as these types of investments present a wide range of risk and return opportunities that need to be understood and, ideally, quantified. Naturally, the decision of whether or not to invest begins with an assessment of …
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Development of a criteria based strategic sourcing model
… to expand margins and reduce source base risk during a climate of volatile commodity prices and rising labor costs, it is imperative that Nike evolves its strategic sourcing mind-set and advance the decision-making processes. The motivation for the project is to evolve the current …
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Management of risks in the implementation of publicly funded road construction projects in Zambia
… effort in improving road infrastructure in the country. However, the implementation of many road projects has not been as successful as expected. One of the major factors is poor risk management on the projects. Evidence suggests that in many road contracts in the country, risk is by and large …
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FDI in the Algerian telecommunication sector: an analysis of motivations, constraints and effects
… field interviews. The results suggest that the country has strongly benefited from the increase of FDI in the telecommunications sector, where this has been accompanied by new technology, finance, know-how and resources. Key reasons for this are government intervention on the market through …
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The impact of a change in sovereign credit ratings on stock market volatility: A comparison of emerging and developed countries
Sovereign credit ratings affect a country’s financial well-being. The financial markets, at large, have become quite topical within the public space, as well as policy makers and academics. This area has been examined in detail, especially after the global financial crisis of 2008. Rating agencies …
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Financing upstream oil and gas ventures in the transitional economies of the former Soviet Union: a study of foreign investment and associated risks
… FSU ranks very poorly on a scale of political/country risk, western commercial banks remain wary of extending credits. We believe the rejuvenation of the FSU's oil industry, particularly outside Russia, is pre-conditional upon the involvement of the `Major' IOCs who possess the requisite …
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THE EFFECTS OF REAL EXCHANGE RATE UNDERVALUATIONS UPON GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
… between the two sectors. Using the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) dataset on four components of institutional quality, Chapter One of my dissertation examines the effects of investment profile, law and order, corruption, and bureaucratic quality upon the relative development of the …
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Real Estate lnvestments: Principles and Evidence - The Cases of Spain and China
… rate, the M3 money supply, housing prices, country risk, as well as interest rates have a strong correlation with foreign real estate capital flow towards the Spanish property sector. Besides, cross-border capital flows into the Spanish construction sector is also estimated by utilizing the …
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