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Robert Z. Aliber
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Robert Z. Aliber: University of Chicago

A chapter in The New International Money Game, 2011, pp 1-7 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract International finance is frequently viewed as an esoteric subject, understood by only a few speculators in the euro and the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen, and a handful of central bankers. In part, the mystery results from the specialized use of everyday language –—‘gliding parities’ and ‘sliding bands,’ ‘support limits’ and ‘counter-speculation,’ ‘SDRs,’ and ‘derivatives,’ ‘zero coupon bonds,’ and ‘cross-rates’ and ‘tax havens’ and ‘transfer pricing.’ Most of the words are straightforward, but both the meanings and the significance are elusive. The reader is deterred because of the effort required to learn a specialized language.

Keywords: Real Estate; Central Bank; Bank Loan; Transfer Price; Future Contract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230246720_1

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