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082			_a 658.1524 _bINT-
245			_aInternational Currency Exposure
260			_aCambridge _bThe MIT Press _c2017
300			_avii, 313p
440			_aCESifo Seminar Series Clemens Fuest
520			_a Issues in debates about foreign currency exposure--the denomination of liabilities or assets in foreign currency. The foreign currency denomination of contracts in international transactions can lead to the international currency exposure at the country level with important economic and policy implications. When debts are denominated in foreign currency and revenues in domestic currency, exchange rate fluctuations can result in balance sheet effects for countries with either net asset or liability positions. Moreover, currency mismatch between assets and liabilities can be a cause for crises in developing and emerging economies. This book looks at the issues surrounding foreign currency exposure in today's increasingly integrated world economy. The contributors draw on cross-country as well as country-specific data. They consider international currency risk after the Swiss franc ended its one-sided peg with the euro, for example, and the foreign exchange positions of firms in Turkey and Russia. Other contributors take macroeconomic perspectives, examining the potential effects of exchange rate realignment, the pressure to appreciate on countries with current account surpluses, and the currency exposure in international trade. Finally, contributors consider the issue from finance and political economy perspectives, addressing the phenomenon of the forward premium puzzle and discussing geopolitical aspects ascending currencies.
650			_aForeign exchange rates _vCurrency crises _vInternational finance
700			_aCheung, Yin-Wong
700			_aWestermann, Frank
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