Exchange Rate Forecasting: Techniques and Applications (Finance and Capital Markets Series) - Hardcover

Moosa, I.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333736443 ISBN 13: 9780333736449

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999

Synopsis

Forecasting exchange rates is a variable that preoccupies economists, businesses and governments, being more critical to more people than any other variable. Here, the author sets out to provide a concise survey of the techniques of forecasting, bringing together the various forecasting methods and applying them to the exchange rate. Practical in approach, the guide provides an understanding of the techniques of forecasting with an emphasis on its applications and use in business decision making, such as hedging, speculation, investment, financing and capital budgeting. In addition, the author also considers developments in the field, notably neural networks and chaos, with explanations of these "rocket science" areas. The practical approach to forecasting is also reflected in the number of examples that pepper the text, whilst descriptions of some of the software packages that are used in practice to generate forecasts are also provided.

About this title

About the Author

IMAD MOOSA is currently Associate Professor in Economics and Finance at La Trobe University, Australia, prior to which he lectured at the University of Sheffield, UK. Before entering academia, he worked as a professional economist and investment banker for over ten years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333736443
• ISBN 13: 9780333736449
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 445