International Money and Finance

International Money and Finance

by Michael Melvin (Author), Michael Melvin (Author), Stefan Norrbin (Contributor)

Synopsis

International Money and Finance, Ninth Edition presents an institutional and historical overview of international finance and international money, illustrating how key economic concepts can illuminate real world problems. With three substantially revised chapters, and all chapters updated, it functions as a finance book that includes an international macroeconomics perspective in its final section. It emphasizes the newest trends in research, neatly defining the intersection of macro and finance. Successfully used worldwide in both finance and economics departments at both undergraduate and graduate levels, the book features current data, revised test banks, and sharp insights about the practical implications of decision-making.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 344
Edition: 9
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 01 Oct 2012

ISBN 10: 0128041064
ISBN 13: 9780128041062
Book Overview: Combines finance with macroeconomics to reveal the profound roots of recent crises and current trends in international financial management

Media Reviews
The new edition of this well-known textbook on International Money and Finance has been updated so that it is fully up-to-date. The textbook is a valuable source of information for students with an interest in these subjects. --Charlotte Christiansen, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark Connecting (international) macro and finance is the hard task before us. Melvin and Norrbin have risen to the challenge with breadth and detail. --Romar Correa, University of Mumbai, India
Author Bio
Michael Melvin is with the Rady School of Management at UCSD where he coordinates and teaches in the Master of Finance program. Prior roles include Managing Director and Head of Currency and Fixed Income Research at BlackRock, Adjunct Professor at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, Co-editor of the Journal of International Money & Finance, and Professor of Economics at Arizona State University. Stefan Norrbin is a Professor of Economics. His research interests and fields of specialization are in International Finance and Trade, Applied Macroeconomics, and Applied Econometrics. After earning his Ph.D. from ASU in 1986, Dr. Norrbin joined the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa as an Assistant Professor of Economics for three years. He left the UA to work with McKinsey & Co. in Stockholm, Sweden, as an Associate/Financial Institutions Specialist. His tasks were to research and advice on mergers and strategic positioning of banks and insurance firms. In 1990 Dr. Norrbin joined the Florida State University as a professor of economics.