International Corporate Finance » (1st Edition)

Ashok Robin, a native of India, was brought up in Coimbatore, a mid-sized industrial city in the southern state of Tamilnadu. He did his undergraduate work at the Government Arts College in that city. Later, he moved to the US, completing his MBA and Ph.D at SUNY-Buffalo. Currently, he is a Professor of Finance at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He lives in Rochester, NY. When he is not writing or teaching, he enjoys travelling—visits to Italy and India are especially cherished. He has published articles on a variety of topics in accounting and finance in journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Financial Management, Review of Accounting Studies and Journal of Financial Research. Having taught international finance courses to graduate as well as undergraduate students for more than 15 years, he decided to use his experience to write this book. This is his first book.

With the ongoing global economic crisis still taking full effect on today’s society, International Corporate Finance 1e brings a fresh approach and perspective on present events. This text focuses on a key player in this financial world: multinational corporations (MNC). By applying general financial concepts and procedures, it explains the conduct of financial management in MNCs. Because most corporations are either directly or indirectly affected by multinational entities and have a global exposure, a study of MNCH financial management has broad applicability. This new text takes a quantitative approach with an emphasis on excel spreadsheets and current examples.

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: International Financial Markets: Structure and InnovationChapter 3: Currency and Eurocurrency DerivativesChapter 4: Currency Systems and ValuationChapter 5: Currency Parity ConditionsChapter 6: Currency Risk Exposure MeasurementChapter 7: Currency Exposure ManagementChapter 8: Capital BudgetingChapter 9: Advanced Capital BudgetingChapter 10: Long Term FinancingChapter 11: Optimizing and Financing Working CapitalChapter 12: International Alliances and AcquisitionsChapter 13: International TradeChapter 14: International Taxation and AccountingChapter 15: International Portfolio Investments