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• FDI In Emerging Markets: How Are They Doing - And What Should They Be Doing?

  BNET - 2007-03-08

  How are emerging markets doing in terms of attracting Foreign Direct Investment FDI, something all of them need, and are seeking, to further their economic development? What should they do to attract more, and especially investment that is particularly important for their development? This paper explains all the above questions.

  Tags: Emerging Market, University Of Oxford, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Currency & Foreign Exchange, Investment, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Finance, Marketing

• Limited Asset Markets Participation, Inverted Keynesian Logic And Monetary Policy

  BNET - 2005-02-28

  This paper incorporates limited asset markets participation in dynamic general equilibrium and develops a simple framework for monetary policy analysis. It is shown that aggregate dynamics and stability properties of an otherwise standard business cycle model depend nonlinearly on the degree of asset market participation: low enough participation causes an...

  Tags: Asset, Interest Rate, Participation, University Of Oxford, Asset Management, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance

• Non-Probabilistic Jump Modelling for Financial Derivatives

  BNET - 2001-05-13

  This paper applies the uncertain nonlinear parameter approach, originally by Avellaneda et al. and Lyons, to model non-local changes in financial variables and its impact on portfolios of derivatives and their underlying assets. It formulates the non-probabilistic uncertainty assumptions as a governing system of nonlinear PDEs about both the spatial...

  Tags: Financial, Variable, University Of Oxford, Solution Technique, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance

• Institutional Investment and Private Equity in the UK

  BNET - 2001-05-11

  This paper points to serious deficiencies in the governance of pension funds. These concerns are of considerable significance in their own right. But a fundamental focus of the Review is on their impact on the provision of private equity in the UK. This paper summarizes evidence from the Review and...

  Tags: Private Equity, Financial, U.K., University Of Oxford, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Services, Finance

• Global Integration in Primary Equity Markets: The Role of U.S. Banks and U.S. Investors

  BNET - 2001-04-10

  This paper examines the costs and benefits of the global integration of primary equity markets associated with the parallel diffusion of U.S. underwriting methods. It analyzes both direct and indirect costs (associated with under-pricing) using a unique dataset of 2,143 IPOs by non-U.S. issuers from 65 countries in 1992-1999. Book...

  Tags: U.S., Equity, Investor, University Of Oxford, Integration, Investment, Financial Services, IPO, Finance