The current discussion of Inflation Targeting (IT) in emerging economies deals with the effects that nominal exchange rate movements have on the overall inflation rate. The literature has focused in the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages that IT has with respect to other monetary...

This dissertation is the collection of three essays aimed to evaluate the empirical performance of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models in explaining the behavior of macroeconomic dynamics in emerging countries. Chapter 1, which is joint work with M. Uribe and R. Pancrazzi,...

This thesis studies the role of banks in the transmission of nominal shocks into credit markets in emerging countries. It builds on the lending channel hypothesis, which states that, due to imperfections in capital markets, banks may not be able to completely offset a negative shock to deposits...

China’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has greatly enhanced global interest in investment in the Chinese media market, where demand for digital content is growing rapidly. The East Asian region is positioned as a growth area in many forms of digital content and digital service...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The central research question of this study concerns the level of political risk that the Ogadenregion of eastern Ethiopia poses for companies operating in, or intending to operating in the oiland gas industry of that region. The aim is to answer that question as well as two...

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The African continent is rich in resources, culture and history, but yet it is the poorest economically. “Whilst making up more than 25 per cent of the inflow to the developing world in 1970, Africa‟s figure for 1997 was less than 5 percent” (World Bank, 2001). There is theoretical and...

Africa is the poorest continent and attracts the least Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The continent is plagued by civil wars, corruption, political and macroeconomic instability, small markets, declining infrastructure, burdensome regulations, exchange rate and price instability.This project...

South African corporations, post the first democratic elections in 1994, had excess capital which had been accumulated during the Apartheid years. In a global context, these companies were relatively weak, but in Africa they found a region in which they enjoyed comparative advantage. Almost...

This research examines the motivational factors that influence the location of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in a post 9-11 world. Market factors, in the past, have been a dominant motivation in choosing a location for investment. Political stability of the host location has also been a...