The Monetary Approach to International Adjustment - 2nd Edition by Bluford Putman & D Wilford (Hardcover)

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?A comprehensive analysis of a wide-ranging set of issues in the analysis of international adjustment.... These essays add a new dimension to the traditional way one views exchange rates.?-The Money Manager

?A useful summary of recent thinking on the monetary approach to international adjustment.... an excellentone-stop' guide to the emerging theory.... Its far-reaching coverage of a variety of monetary models and the inclusion of clearly written survey make the book suitable for supplemental reading for upper-level undergraduate, as well as graduate courses in international macroeconomics.?-Journal of Economic Literature

?Topics apply monetarism to novel aspects of international economy, such as the use of portfolio theory for explaining tendencies for investors to hold a mix of currencies, rather than just their own, why floating rates can be expected to overshoot' their longer-run level, and how the money illusion and expectations can either help or hinder the adjustment processes. The empirical applications would be of interest to these concerned with particular countries, such as corporate oficers with company branches located there.?-Choice

"A comprehensive analysis of a wide-ranging set of issues in the analysis of international adjustment.... These essays add a new dimension to the traditional way one views exchange rates."-The Money Manager

"A useful summary of recent thinking on the monetary approach to international adjustment.... an excellentone-stop' guide to the emerging theory.... Its far-reaching coverage of a variety of monetary models and the inclusion of clearly written survey make the book suitable for supplemental reading for upper-level undergraduate, as well as graduate courses in international macroeconomics."-Journal of Economic Literature

"Topics apply monetarism to novel aspects of international economy, such as the use of portfolio theory for explaining tendencies for investors to hold a mix of currencies, rather than just their own, why floating rates can be expected to overshoot' their longer-run level, and how the money illusion and expectations can either help or hinder the adjustment processes. The empirical applications would be of interest to these concerned with particular countries, such as corporate oficers with company branches located there."-Choice

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