Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin, 1953. / Typescript (photocopy). eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [299]-300).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1980. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-265).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oslo, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-247).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1987. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-103). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

M.B.A. / To determine the factors that influence the foreign exchange hedging practice adopted amongst corporate customers of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank (SCMB). The objectives of this study are: To achieve the above aim the following research objectives are relevant: To determine the factors influencing the setting of foreign exchange hedging objectives. To investigate the foreign exchange products that are used to achieve the hedging objective. And to determine from corporations if the foreign exchange products used are effective in achieving their hedging objectives.

This study sets out to investigate the impact of foreign exchange controls on economic performance of emerging economies and South Africa in particular. Amidst South Africa’s newly established stable political environment and its reintroduction to the global economy, a fierce debate exists on whether some measure of exchange controls are necessary or whether they should be abolished altogether. The debate also extends to the nature of the economic liberalisation process in the removal of exchange controls, either in an instantaneous “big bang” approach or in a gradual manner. The research describes arguments for both the support of exchange controls and their abolition. This includes a description of the path South Africa has adopted and an assessment of the merits of exchange controls. Experience from other emerging economies is investigated and correlated with the South African experience. Results indicated that a gradual approach in the relaxation of exchange controls is recommended and that domestic monetary and fiscal policy and trade reforms first before liberating the capital account. It was found that the intensive use of exchange controls as a means of capital account restriction appears to hinder good economic performance; instead it is recommended to create and maintain an institutional environment in which the investment process can occur and where policy-makers can stimulate investment activity with a consequential elimination of capital flight. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

The objective of this study is to analyze factors affecting U.S. bilateral trade with her major trading partners, including exchange rate, GDP, economic structure, market openness, and free trade agreements. Six commodity groups included in this study are agriculture, low technology, mid-low technology, mid-high technology, high technology, and overall trade. This research employs Bayesian econometric procedure to solve cross-sectional heterogeneity problem in estimating the bilateral trade model with the U.S. major trading partners for six commodity groups. Estimation results show that capital-labor ratio is more influential in U.S. bilateral trade with her major trading partners than exchange rate. In addition, U.S. trade is largely intra-industry trade except agricultural goods, which are based on resource endowments.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-36). / The Rand-US Dollar exchange rate has been very volatile since the unification of the duo-exchange rate in 1995. Many researchers have successfully found some economic variables as the long-run determinants of Rand exchange rate. This paper tries to substitute those economic variables with some foreign currencies' exchange rates. In fact, it found that the Brazilian Real could well represent the investors' perception towards South Africa; the Australian Dollar could reflect the Terms of Trade's impact on Rand. After taking into account the structural break in the Rand exchange rate in 2002, the paper found the three currencies' exchange rates were actually cointegrated. In the final section, whether this cointegration relationship would sustain in the future is discussed.

Bibliography: pages 157-165. / This thesis analyses the impediments of inconvertible currencies on intra-regional trade within the Eastern and Southern African region. Currency inconvertibility is a non-tariff trade barrier which limits and distorts international trade expansion. Therefore, alternative arrangements that may be used in order to remedy this problem are considered. Exchange rate misalignment is identified as a major cause of currency inconvertibility. It is shown that the implementation of macroeconomic policies and exchange rate regimes which are not complementary cause exchange rate misalignment resulting in balance of payments disequilibria leading to currency inconvertibility. Since the preconditions for transformation to full currency convertibility have not been met by most countries in the region this thesis suggests a mechanism that will enable the use of local currencies for intra-regional trade (partial currency convertibility). The most viable arrangement under the prevailing conditions in the Eastern and Southern African region is the reserve fund to which member countries contribute a fraction of their international reserves. This contribution will be determined according to the levels of intra-regional trade in which they engage. This arrangement will guarantee that even if a member state cannot honour its payments' obligation it will be able to draw on the facility to make payment. The advantages of this facility are that it will guarantee that payments for intra-regional trade will be made and that the contributions by member countries will be more affordable than the other arrangements as well as its potential for assisting in creating closer economic relations in the region. The thesis concludes, however, that member countries should be encouraged to move towards full currency convertibility and hence an arrangement for purposes of intraregional currency convertibility should be strictly transitionary.

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