Glossary – Financial Markets & Institutions ________________________________________ A advances A bank’s borrowings from the Federal Reserve System. Also known as discount loans. adverse selection The problem created by asymmetric information before a transaction occurs: the people who are the most undesirable from the other party’s point of view are the ones who are most likely to want to engage in the financial transaction. agency theory The analysis of how asymmetric information problems
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An Economic Analysis of Financial Structure FACTS ABOUT FINANCIAL STRUCTURE The financial system is complex and contains institutions like: Banks‚ insurance companies‚ mutual funds‚ stock and bond markets. The most important role of the financial markets is to channel funds from savers to people with productive investment opportunities. For the financial structure their are eight basic facts‚ where the four first emphasize the importance of financial intermediaries and the relative unimportance
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Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth Hanoi‚ 19 March‚ 2014 Contents Abstract 2 I. Introduction 2 1. Vietnam Economic Growth: 3 1.1 Definition of "Economic Growth": 3 1.2 Indicators of Vietnam economic growth: 3 2. Foreign Direct Investment: 8 2.1. Definition and classification: 8 2.2. Factors affecting FDI flows: 8 2.3. FDI in Vietnam: 10 3. FDI and Economic Growth – The Two Linkages: 10 II. Literature review
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TERM ASSIGNMENT #2: Environmental Sustainability And Economic Development Environmental sustainability and economic development can be considered contending imperatives. We as humans have a burning desire for economic growth and prosperity‚ while at the same time we have a need for the resources the planet provides us. Typically in order to grow our economy it requires that we deplete natural resources such as lumber‚ oil and minerals by means of deforestation‚ drilling and mining
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The Global impact of Financial Markets By Parrish Cruz The Global impact of Financial Markets By Parrish Cruz The world as a whole is affected by the actions or lack of actions by the other. What we do today has an accounting for tomorrow whether we wish to accept that as a fact or not. To say that the Global impact of financial markets is somewhat backwards in statement. The real truth of the matter is the fact that when you look at the financial markets you see right away their
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Finance and Growth Strategies QUESTION 1 a) Distinguish between systematic and unsystematic risk. as the only relevant risk and why? b) In the context of the Capital Asset Pricing Model how would you define beta? How are betas determined and where can they be obtained? limitations of betas? c) What information does beta give to a financial manager? What are the Which is often regarded QUESTION 2 a) What is the time value of money? flows? b) What factors need to be taken into account when choosing
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Analyse the impact of macroeconomic policy on economic growth in Australia since 2008. In your response you should refer to the economic information provided. "It was always easy to predict that fiscal policy would come back into fashion just as soon as the economy dipped into recession. The politician who could resist the temptation to use the budget to stimulate the economy during recession has yet to be born. But there were two other‚ more economic arguments favouring greater reliance on fiscal
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Role of financial institutions on inclusive growth Financial markets in India have acquired greater depth and liquidity over the years. Steady reforms since 1991 have led to greater integration of India’s economy with the world economy. Consequently‚ the global economic crisis has impacted India’s growth as well. Banks and financial institutions‚ acting as intermediaries and channelizing the savings into productive assets‚ have a very important role to play in reversing this slowdown. The study
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and Economic Growth in India –An Empirical Analysis Prasanna V Salian1‚ Gopakumar. K2 Abstract This paper seeks to examine the relationship between inflation and GDP growth in India. An empirical evidence is obtained from the cointegration and error correction models using annual data collected from the Reserve Bank of India. The result shows that there is a long-run negative relationship between inflation and GDP growth rate in India. Inflation is harmful rather than helpful to growth. These
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King’s University College Department of Economics Economics 2300 Investment and Financial markets Des McKeon Winter 2014 Office Hours Friday 9:30 -10:30 Course Description This course examines the major theories of investment finance and the pricing bonds‚ stocks and options. Portfolio construction using passive and active management strategies will also be discussed. The course will
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