74th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 04 - 07, 2012 | Montréal, Canada

202 E4-1 4277 Floating Exchange Rate System Since the Early 1970's

Saturday, October 6, 2012: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Chair:
Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago—USA
Organizer:
Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago—USA
Consequences of euro disintegration
Christine Ries, Georgia Institute of Technology—USA
The case for floating currencies revisited
Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago—USA
The impact of currency risk on US MNCs: Evidence from currency crises
Kathryn Dewenter, University of Washington—USA; Catherine Schrand, The Wharton School—USA; Clare Wang, Kellogg School of Management—USA
The portfolio theory of exchange rates then and now
Stanley Black, U of North Carolina—USA
Discussants:
Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago—USA ; Christine Ries, Georgia Institute of Technology—USA ; Kathryn Dewenter, University of Washington—USA and Stanley Black, U of North Carolina—USA