Essays about: "Bretton Woods"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Bretton Woods.
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1. CAN GOLD SERVE AS A HEDGE AGAINST UNCERTAINTY? : A study on the gold price dynamics and its role as a safe haven asset
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Gold’s ability to retain its real value in times of uncertainty and financial turmoil has long been of interest to investors and central banks worldwide. Gold has historically been used as a monetary means due to its store of value and in the early days, gold coins were used as a currency. READ MORE
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2. Exchange Rate Risk and Forecasting
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, the system of fixed exchange rates amongst principal industrial countries, in the early 1970s, a new era began, introducing the floating exchange rate regime. Since the inception of the floating rate regime, the general interest in forecasting exchange rate movements has grown considerably. READ MORE
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3. Excess elasticity in the financial system? A study of how macroeconomic variables affect stock prices
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Asset prices have had larger and more rapid increases since 1980 when compared to the post-war period, especially compared to the Bretton Woods period. In this thesis we test whether the excess elasticity view provides a plausible explanation for this change. READ MORE
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4. The effects of central bank independence on inflation : A study on OECD-countries
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : The ever-growing trends of globalization and open capital markets have changed world economics and the cooperation of monetary and political institutions. Since the breakdown of the Bretton-Woods system, defending the home currency has no longer been the main target for central banks. READ MORE
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5. Rational Institutional Design of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Bounded Rationality Embedded in A Change-through-Continuity Characteristic
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : As a Chinese initiative, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a newly established multilateral financial institution which addresses the daunting infrastructure demands across Asia and furthers interconnectivity and economic development through advancement in infrastructure and other productive sectors. AIIB is envisaged to be built into a first-class multilateral development institution with 21st century governance, to cooperate with and be complementary to existing financial institutions. READ MORE
