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What's unique about international finance? -foreign exchange risk
-political risk
-market imperfections
-expanded opportunity set
What is foreign exchange risk? -foreign currency profits may decrease or evaporate in dollar terms due to
unanticipated, unfavorable exchange rate movements
-doesn't exist in a domestic setting
What is political risk? -sovereign governments have the right to regulate the movement of goods, capital,
and people across their borders
-laws may change in unexpected ways
-changes in rules/regulations can change the value of your investment
What are market imperfections? -legal restrictions on movement of goods, people, and money
-amplification of domestic issues
-transactions costs get heightened
-additional shipping costs
-tax systems vary around the world
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What is an expanded opportunity set? -take advantage of growth opportunities in foreign markets (especially if local
markets have become saturated)
-must adapt to other legal, institutional, and cultural environments
What are common goals for international finance? -most developed economics have shareholder wealth maximization while
developing have stakeholder
-no matter the other goals, they cannot be achieved in the long term if the
maximization of shareholder wealth is not given due consideration
What are some trends in the globalization of the world -trade liberalization and economic integration
economy? -emergence of globalized financial markets
-privatization
What is trade liberalization and economic integration as a -international trade has increased about twice as fast as world GDP
trend in the globalization of the world economy? -increased spillover effects (crisis in one market spills over to another market) from
foreign markets: can be economic, supply chain, political, positive or negative
What is emergence of globalized financial markets as a -deregulation of financial markets & advances in technology
trend in the globalization of the world economy? -reduced information and transaction costs
-innovations: currency futures & options, multi currency bonds, cross border stock
listings, international mutual funds
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What is privatization as a trend in the globalization of the -selling of state run enterprises to investors known as denationalization
world economy? -increases the efficiency of the enterprise
-goal is to raise revenue
What is a multinational corporation? -firm incorporated in one country with production and sales operations in other
countries
-obtain raw materials from one nation, financial capital from another, produce
goods in a 3rd country, and sell output in various other national markets
What is the key issue with governance and the public -conflict of interest between managers & shareholders
corporation? -management friendly insiders dominate the board of directors with few outsiders
who can monitor the management
What is a public corporation? -an efficient risk sharing mechanism that allows corporations to raise large amounts
of capital
-redistribution of risk
-shareholders benefits from their investment in the company
What happened with Enron in regards to governance and -the board of directors failed to safeguard shareholder interests
the public corporation issue? -significant agency problem
-free rider problem
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