International Financial Management

Bekaert, Geert
Geert Bekaert teaches global investments and asset management at Columbia Business School. His research focuses on international finance, emerging markets, empirical asset pricing, and portfolio management, and has been supported by NSF grants. He has published over sixty articles in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies, among others. He is Co-Managing Editor at the Journal of Banking and Finance, is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, consults for the European Central Bank and litigation support firms, and is associated with several FinTech ventures.Hodrick, Robert
Robert Hodrick teaches international capital markets and corporate finance for M.B.A.s and empirical asset pricing and econometrics for Ph.D.s at Columbia Business School. His research examines theoretical, empirical and econometric issues in asset pricing as related to equities, bonds and currencies and has been supported by NSF grants. He has published over forty articles in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies, among others, and is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economics and has been a consultant to the IMF and San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank.

This new and fully updated edition of International Financial Management blends theory, data analysis, examples and practical case situations to equip students and business leaders with the analytical tools they need to make informed financial decisions and manage the risks that businesses face in today's competitive global environment. Combining theory and practice, the authors offer the reader a multitude of real-world examples and case studies, emphasising fundamental concepts, principles and analytical theories to enable students to understand not only what to do when confronted with an international financial decision, but why that choice is the correct one. Features include: real data analysis - all fully updated for the third edition; extended cases illustrating practical application of theory; point-counterpoints offering insight into contentious issues; concept boxes that explore and illustrate key concepts; and end-of-chapter questions. Suitable for M.B.A and advanced undergraduate business students taking a course in international financial management or international finance.

Combining academic theory with practical case studies, this book helps students understand global financial markets and business management.

Preface; 1. Globalization and the multinational corporation; Part I. Introduction to Foreign Exchange Markets and Risks: 2. The foreign exchange market; 3. Forward markets and transaction exchange risk; 4. The balance of payments; 5. Exchange rate systems; Part II. International Parity Conditions and Exchange Rate Determination: 6. Interest rate parity; 7. Speculation and risk in the foreign exchange market; 8. Purchasing power parity and real exchange rates; 9. Measuring and managing real exchange risk; 10. Exchange rate determination and forecasting; Part III. International Capital Markets: 11. International debt financing; 12. International equity financing; 13. International capital market equilibrium; 14. Country and political risk; Part IV. International Corporate Finance: 15. International capital budgeting; 16. Additional topics in international capital budgeting; 17. Risk management and the foreign currency hedging decision; Part V. Managing Ongoing Operations: 18. Financing international trade; 19. Managing net working capital; Part VI. Foreign Currency Derivatives: 20. Foreign currency futures and options; 21. Interest rate and foreign currency swaps; Glossary; Index.