Tabla de Contenidos: “…Manually Load the iPod ShuffleAutomatically Load the iPod Touch; Manually Load the iPod Touch; Manual method #2; Manual method #3; Disconnect the iPod from Your Computer; Charge Your iPod the First Time; Control the iPod Classic or Nano with the Click Wheel; Other iPod Ports and Switches; Basic Finger Moves for the iPod Touch Screen; Special Buttons on the iPod Touch; Find the Music on Your iPod-and Play It; Find Music on Your iPod Touch; 2. Bopping Around the iPod Classic, Nano, and Shuffle; Navigate the iPod&s Menus; What&s in the Music Menu; Cover Flow on the iPod…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CONTEMPORARY EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMS -- Fixed Exchange Rate System -- Independent Float System -- Currency Board Arrangement -- Soft Pegs -- Crawling Peg -- Pegged Exchange Rates within Horizontal Bands -- Floating Arrangements -- INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM -- Foreign Exchange Markets -- FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK AND EXPOSURE -- International Capital Market -- International Money Markets -- International Bond Markets -- International Stock Markets -- KEY TERMS -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- Chapter10 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) -- Objectives of the IMF -- Functions of the IMF -- WORLD BANK GROUP -- Grants -- ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK -- AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK -- AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND (ADF) -- NIGERIA TRUST FUND (NTF) -- KEY TERMS -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- Chapter11 INTERNATIONAL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- FUNDAMENTALS OF BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS ACCOUNTING -- Defining International Economic Transactions -- The BOP as a Cash Flow Statement -- BOP Accounting: Double-entry Book-keeping -- TYPES OF BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS -- Current Account -- Capital and Financial Account -- Net Errors and Omissions -- Official Reserves Account -- THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS IN TOTALITY -- KEY TERMS -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- Chapter12 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT -- INTRODUCTION -- FDI: A CLASSIFICATION -- Asset-based View -- Nature of Business Activity -- Motive-based View -- MODES OF FDI ENTRY -- Branch Office -- Strategic Alliances -- Wholly Owned Subsidiary -- Forms of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries: Greenfield Investmentversus Mergers and Acquisitions -- Umbrella Holding Company -- Differences Between Joint Ventures and Mergers -- GLOBAL FDI PATTERNS -- Trends in FDI -- Direction of FDI -- FDI Outflows -- FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN INDIA -- Policy Perspective -- Sectoral Dimensions of FDI Flows…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Balance of Payments -- 3.1 Fundamentals of BOP Accounting -- 3.2 The Accounts of the Balance of Payments -- Global Finance in Practice 3.1: Inward Foreign Direct Investment in the Year of COVID -- Global Finance in Practice 3.2: A Country's Net International Investment Position (NIIP) -- 3.3 BOP Impacts on Key Macroeconomic Rates…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- GLOBAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE 1.2 The Peso, Dollar, Yen-and Pokémon Go -- 1.5 The Globalization Process -- GLOBAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE 1.3 ESG Investment -- Summary Points -- MINI-CASE: Crowdfunding Kenya -- Questions -- Problems -- Internet Exercises -- Chapter 2 The International Monetary System -- 2.1 History of the International Monetary System -- GLOBAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE 2.1 Hammering Out an Agreement at Bretton Woods -- GLOBAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE 2.2 Supranational Currencies -- 2.2 Fixed Versus Flexible Exchange Rates -- 2.3 The Impossible Trinity -- 2.4 A Single Currency for Europe: The Euro -- 2.5 Emerging Markets and Regime Choices -- GLOBAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE 2.3 Bulgarian Currency Board and Accession to the Euro Zone -- Summary Points -- MINI-CASE: Iceland-A Small Country in a Global Crisis -- Questions -- Problems -- Internet Exercises -- Chapter 3 The Balance of Payments -- 3.1 Fundamentals of BOP Accounting -- 3.2 The Accounts of the Balance of Payments -- GLOBAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE 3.1 The Global Current Account Surplus -- GLOBAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE 3.2 Germany's Net International Investment Position (NIIP) -- 3.3 BOP Impacts on Key Macroeconomic Rates -- 3.4 Trade Balances and Exchange Rates -- 3.5 Capital Mobility -- Summary Points -- MINI-CASE: Global Remittances -- Questions -- Problems -- Internet Exercises…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Rural Marketing Insight: Caution for Marketers Giving Discounts to Rural Consumers -- Rural Marketing Snapshot: Rising Consumption of Branded Products -- Review of Objectives -- Discusion and Application -- Rural Marketing Case: Coca-Cola's Strategy for Rural Markets -- Chapter 8: Distribution in Rural Markets -- Availability: The Challenge and the Dilemma -- Distribution Channels -- The Evolution of Rural Distribution Channels -- Channel Dynamics -- Rural Channel Members -- The Rural Retail Environment -- Traditional Retail -- The Emergence of Modern Retail in Rural Areas -- Rural Marketing Snapshot: The Changing Face of Rural Retail -- Channel Behaviour in Rural Areas -- Sourcing of Stocks and Purchase Cycles -- Stocking Behaviour and Seasonality -- Credit Patterns -- Transfer of Capital -- Pricing by Channel -- Channel Promotion -- Retailer-Consumer Dynamics -- Distribution Models in Rural Markets -- The Distribution Models for FMCGs -- The Distribution Model for Durables -- Rural-centric Distribution Models -- Haats/Shandies -- Modern Distribution Models -- Vans -- The Public Distribution System -- Cooperative Societies -- Petrol Pumps and Extension Counters -- Non-government Organizations -- Rural Mobile Traders: Last Mile Distribution -- Rural Marketing Insight: Project Shakti -- Rural Marketing Insight: Gaon Chalo: A Tata Tea Initiative -- Rural Logistics -- The Hub and Spoke System -- Syndicated Distribution -- Rural Marketing Insight: Syndicated Distribution for Rural Dominance -- Review of Objectives -- Discussion and Application -- Rural Marketing Case: Colgate DISHA: The Evolution of a Sustainable PPP Model in the BoP Market -- Chapter 9: Communication Strategies for Rural Markets -- Challenges in Rural Communication -- Heterogeneity and spread -- Low Literacy and varying Comprehension Abilities -- Different media reach and Habits…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Motivation xviii About the Authors xxv 1 Globalization: Economies in Collision 1 Motivation 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Trend and Challenges in Global Finance 5 1.2.1 Global Finance and the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis 5 1.2.2 Geopolitics and Finance or Geo-Finance 7 1.2.3 Population Growth 9 1.2.4 Geo-Finance and Gating 9 1.2.5 Culture and Social Norms 10 1.2.6 Emerging Economies, Equalization, and Risks 11 1.2.7 Regulation and Politics 12 1.3 Global Finance and Trade in the Media and News 12 1.3.1 Taxing Foreign Returns When They Are Repatriated 12 1.3.2 Sovereign Gating and Protective Tariffs, Trade Defense 12 1.3.3 Global Insurance and Dependence 13 1.3.4 Finance and Politics 13 1.3.5 EU-US Regulation Risks in a Trans-Atlantic Market 13 1.3.6 Rare Earth and Strategic Trades 14 1.4 Global Risks 15 1.4.1 Factors Affecting Global Risks 15 1.4.2 Global Finance and Risk Theories 17 1.5 Global Finance and Swaps and Financial Products 18 1.6 Currencies and Liquidity 20 1.7 Foreign Exchange Regime and Markets, Global Payment, and Reserve Currency 23 1.7.1 Foreign Exchange Markets and Global Trade Currency 24 1.7.2 Exchange Rate Regimes 28 1.7.3 Foreign Exchange Reserve Currencies 29 1.7.4 Exchange Rate in Emerging Markets 30 1.8 Trade Incentives and Repressions 33 1.9 Historical Evolution 36 1.9.1 The Gold Standard System 36 1.9.2 The Bretton Woods Agreement 37 1.9.3 The Yuan Exchange Rate: An Example 38 1.10 Archaic and Modern Globalization: A Time Path 40 1.11 Discussions on Global Issues 44 References 46 2 Data, Measurements, and Global Finance 51 Motivation 51 2.1 Data and Models 51 2.1.1 National Accounts and Country-Specific Data 52 2.1.2 Financial Data 53 2.1.3 Corporate and Statistical Measurements 53 2.1.4 Big Data and Model-Less Finance 56 2.1.5 Technology and Financial Data 59 2.1.6 Transforming Data Management in Global Finance 60 2.2 Global Finance, Data Reduction, and Statistical Measurements 61 2.2.1 Moments 61 2.2.2 Skew and Kurtosis (Tails) 63 2.2.3 Outliers, Extreme Statistics, and Fat Tails 65 2.2.4 Extreme Risks 65 2.2.5 Time Series and Filtration 66 2.2.6 Dependence 67 2.2.7 Risk Exposure 75 2.3 Volatility and Implied Models Estimates 76 2.3.1 Simple Volatility Estimates 76 2.3.2 Implied Volatility 77 2.3.3 Moving Average and Autoregressive Moving Average Models 79 2.3.4 ARCH-GARCH Volatility Models 80 2.3.5 ARCH-GARCH Model: Empirical Evidence 82 2.4 Stochastic Models 86 2.4.1 The Constant Rate of Return Hypothesis 88 2.4.2 Autoregressive and Mean Reverting Models 90 2.5 Multivariate Probability Models 91 2.5.1 Bernoulli and Codependence: Qualitative Data 92 2.5.2 Multivariate Qualitative Data 93 2.5.3 Copulas and Multivariate Models 96 2.6 Statistical Data Reduction 100 2.7 Complexity: The Global Risk Finance Scourge 102 2.8 Discussion 103 References 104 3 Global Finance: Utility, Financial Consumption, and Asset Pricing 110 Motivation 110 3.1 Introduction: Financial Models and Pricing 110 3.1.1 The Walras-Arrow-Debreu Preference-Free Q Framework 111 3.1.2 Utility Finance 113 3.1.3 Utility Preferences and Pricing 114 3.2 Review: Elements of Utility and Risk 116 3.2.1 Utility and Risk Preferences 117 3.2.2 Selected Utility Functions 119 3.3 The Utility of Consumption and its Price 119 3.3.1 Example: The Financial Utility of Consumption 120 3.3.2 The Utility of Financial Consumption 121 3.4 The Capital Assets Pricing Model 123 3.4.1 Discussion 125 3.4.2 The Jensen Alpha Case: η = α−Rf 0 125 3.4.3 The Arbitrage Pricing Theory 126 3.4.4 The Capital Assets Pricing Model and Foreign Exchange 127 3.4.5 Pricing Foreign Exchange Rates and a Basket of Foreign Exchange Rates 128 3.4.6 Thought Experiment 130 3.4.7 Linear Regressions, Capital Assets Pricing Model, and Global Finance 130 3.5 Review of Elements of Arrow-Debreu and Q Pricing 131 3.5.1 Applications of the Arrow-Debreu Framework 134 3.5.2 Pricing a Foreign Bond and Foreign Exchange Rates 134 3.5.3 Global Investment Pricing: A Binomial Model 137 3.5.4 Global Investment Pricing: A Portfolio Problem 139 3.5.5 Foreign Exchange, Consumer Price Index, and Purchasing Power Parity 141 3.5.6 Relative Purchasing Power Parity 141 3.6 The Multiperiod Consumption-Based Capital Asset Pricing Model 142 3.6.1 Example: Pricing Exports 144 3.6.2 Example: The Multiagent Consumption-Based Capital Asset Pricing Model 145 3.6.3 Example: Portfolio Investment 146 3.6.4 The Capital Assets Pricing Model as a Special Case of the Consumption-Based Capital Asset Pricing Model 149 3.6.5 Foreign Exchange Rates, Bonds, and Equity 150 3.6.6 Example: Rate of Returns in Foreign Equity Markets and the Foreign Exchange Rate 153 3.7 Thought Experiments 154 References 155 4 Macroeconomics, Foreign Exchange, and Global Finance 157 Motivation 157 4.1 Introduction 157 4.2 Fundamental Macroeconomic Models 158 4.2.1 The Keynes Model: Goods and Money Markets in a Closed Economy 159 4.2.2 Macroeconomic Accounting in Open Economies 162 4.3 Balance of Payments Accounts 165 4.3.1 The Structure of Balance of Payments 165 4.3.2 Principles of Balance of Payments 167 4.3.3 Global External Imbalances 168 4.4 The Mundell and Fleming Model: IS-LM-BOP Model 171 4.4.1 Equilibrium Exchange Rate in the Foreign Exchange Market 171 4.4.2 IS-LM-BOP Model 173 4.4.3 Two-Country Model with Mundell-Fleming 175 4.4.4 Extension of the Mundell-Fleming Model: Trade 176 4.5 Macroeconomic Factors Reshaping Global Outlook 178 4.5.1 Foreign Direct Investment 178 4.5.2 External Debt and its Sustainability 182 4.5.3 Government Bonds and other Macroeconomic Factors 184 4.5.4 The Impact of a Strong US Dollar 185 4.5.5 The US Dollar and Commodity Prices 186 4.5.6 Globalization and Economic Inequalities 187 4.6 Conclusion 190 References 191 5 Foreign Exchange Models and Prices 195 Motivation 195 5.1 Introduction 195 5.2 Macroeconomic Models of Foreign Exchange Rates 196 5.2.1 Underlying Factors for Modeling Foreign Exchange Prices 196 5.2.2 Classification of Foreign Exchange Models 197 5.3 Exchange Rates and Purchasing Power Parity 198 5.3.1 Purchasing Power Parity and the Law of One Price 198 5.3.2 Application of the Law of One Price and Purchasing Power Parity 200 5.4 Foreign Exchange Rates and Interest Rates: The Assets Approach 204 5.4.1 Covered Interest Arbitrage 204 5.4.2 Uncovered Interest Parities 205 5.4.3 Real Interest Parity 206 5.4.4 Testing Uncovered Interest Parity 206 5.5 Demand and Supply of Money and Exchange Rates: Monetary Approach 207 5.5.1 The Frenkel-Mussa Model 208 5.5.2 Foreign Exchange Prices and Inflation 209 5.5.3 The Unified Asset/Monetary Approaches 211 5.5.4 Empirical Evidence on the Monetary Model of Exchange Rate 211 5.6 Extensions of the Models 212 5.6.1 The Balassa-Samuelson Model 212 5.6.2 The Dornbusch Overshooting Model 215 5.6.3 The Real Interest Differential Theory 219 5.6.4 Present-Value Models: Complete and Incomplete Markets 219 5.7 Conclusions 221 Appendix 5.A: Suggested Empirical Work for Econometric and Statistical Analysis 222 References 223 6 Asia: Financial Environment and Risks 226 Motivation 226 6.1 Introduction 226 6.2 Driving Engines of Economic Growth in Asia 228 6.2.1 International Trade 229 6.2.2 Exchange Rate 229 6.2.3 Foreign Investments Expansion 234 6.3 Financial Sector Development in Asia 235 6.3.1 Fast-Growing Banking Sector 237 6.3.2 Bond Market Development 239 6.3.3 Stock Market Development 242 6.4 Risks of Investing in Asia 245 6.4.1 Foreign Exchange Risk 245 6.4.2 Foreign Exchange Option 248 6.4.3 Portfolio with Asian Assets 249 6.5 Financial Development in China 251 6.5.1 Importance of the Banking Sector in China 252 6.5.2 State-Owned Enterprises 254 6.5.3 Challenges in Equity Markets in China 257 6.5.4 Stock Market Development in China 257 6.6 Finance in Japan 260 6.6.1 Banking Sector in Japan 260 6.6.2 Effectiveness of Corporate Governance 260 6.6.3 The Importance of Industry 261 6.6.4 Bond Market Volatility in Japan 263 6.7 Conclusion 265 References 266 7 Financial Currency Pricing, Swaps, Derivatives, and Complete Markets 269 Motivation 269 7.1 Introduction 269 7.2 Pricing Consumption Price Index and Foreign Exchange in Complete Financial Markets 272 7.3 A Generalized Consumption Price Index Foreign Exchange Pricing Model 276 7.4 Relative and Foreign Exchange Basket Price Tracking 278 7.4.1 Currency Basket Design 281 7.4.2 A Global Index Consumption Price Index Price Reversion and Foreign Exchange Prices 284 7.4.3 Global Index Reversion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Net National Product (NNP) -- National Income or National Income at Factor Cost (NI) -- Personal Income (PI) -- Disposable Income (DI) -- National Income Estimates in India -- National Income After Independence -- NIC and CSO Estimates -- Methodology of National Income Estimation in India -- Net-product Method -- Net-income Method -- State of the Economy -- Per Capita Income and Consumption -- Economic Growth -- Sectoral Contribution -- Aggregate Demand -- Savings and Investments -- Savings -- Investments -- Trends in National Income Growth and Structure -- Sectoral Investment and ICOR -- Consumption Basket -- Inclusive Growth -- Inflation -- Causes for the Slow Growth of National Income in India -- Suggestions to Raise the Level and Growth Rate of National Income in India -- Major Features of National Income in India -- Difficulties or Limitations in the Estimation of National Income in India -- Key Words -- Questions -- References -- Chapter 8: Foreign Trade Policy and Balance of Payments -- Foreign Trade Policy and Balance of Payments -- Main Features of India's Trade Policy -- Phases of India's Trade Policy -- India's Foreign Trade Policy, 1991 -- Rationale of Foreign Trade Policy -- Major Trade Reforms -- Assessment of the New Trade Policy -- Balance of Payments (BoPs) -- Current Account Deficit (CAD) -- Capital Account Deficit -- Other Non-debt Flows -- Key Words -- Questions -- References -- Chapter 9: Poverty in India -- Concept, Meaning, and Definition of Poverty -- People Living Under Poverty Line -- Causes of Poverty in India -- The Developmentalist View -- The Neoliberal View -- Historical Trends in Poverty Statistics -- Poverty and Inclusive Growth -- Consumption Patterns Below and Above PL -- Trends in Consumption Growth (Rural-Urban Disparity) -- Factors Responsible for Poverty -- Measures to Reduce Poverty…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…12.2.3 Inflation Measures in India -- 12.3 History of the WPI in India -- 12.4 Trends in Inflation -- 12.4.1 Wholesale Price Index -- 12.4.2 Consumer Price Indices -- 12.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: External Sector Reforms in India -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 External Sector Reforms: Some Historical Antecedents -- 13.2.1 Import Substitution -- 13.2.2 Export Promotion -- 13.2.3 The 1991 Crisis -- 13.3 Trade Policy Reforms -- 13.3.1 Exchange Rate Reform and Current Account Convertibility -- 13.3.2 Capital Account Convertibility -- 13.3.3 Import Liberalization -- 13.3.4 Export Liberalization -- 13.3.5 Liberalization of Capital Flows -- 13.4 Conclusion -- Endnotes -- References -- Chapter 14: Trends and Patterns of Merchandise Exports and Imports of India in the Post-Liberalization Era -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Policy Changes in the 1990s -- 14.3 India and Global Trade -- 14.4 Export-Import and Trade Balance as Percentage of GDP -- 14.5 Growth Rate of Export and Import -- 14.6 Composition of Exports -- 14.6.1 Export Commodity Basket -- 14.7 Import Commodity Basket -- 14.8 Direction of Trade -- 14.8.1 Direction of Exports -- 14.8.2 Direction of Imports -- 14.9 Global Slowdown and India's Trade -- 14.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Foreign Direct Investment in India in the Post-1991 Period -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.1.1 Foreign Savings and Investment -- 15.1.2 Crowding-In and Crowding-Out Impacts of FDI -- 15.1.3 Foreign Investment and BoP in India -- 15.2 Foreign Investment in India in the Reform Period -- 15.3 FDI: Sources and Direction -- 15.3.1 Sources and Origin of Foreign Direct Investment -- 15.3.2 Direction of Foreign Direct Investment -- 15.4 India's Share in Global FDI Inflows -- 15.5 Conclusion -- Annexure 15.1 -- Annexure 15.2 -- Endnote -- References -- Chapter 16: World Trade Organization and Indian Economy…”

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