Studies in International Economics and Finance: Essays in Honour of Prof. Bandi Kamaiah

This festschrift volume discusses contemporary issues in international economics and finance, serving as a reference material for researchers. It includes chapters on aggregate level macro model for India, balance of payments, service sector exports, foreign exchange constraints, foreign direct investment, knowledge spill over, and currency crises. The book also covers analytical issues related to macroeconomic policies, such as forex market interventions, disinvestment and privatization, fiscal policy, inflation-growth nexus, macroeconomic simulation modelling, measuring core inflation, central bank credibility, monetary policy, inflation targeting, infrastructure, trade, unemployment, and inequality nexus.

Format: Hardback
Length: 662 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This festschrift volume presents comprehensive discussions on contemporary issues in international economics and finance, serving as a valuable resource for researchers. The book is divided into two broad sections: International Macroeconomics and International Finance.

The International Macroeconomics section explores critical topics such as the aggregate level macro model for India with a new Keynesian perspective, balance of payments, service sector exports, foreign exchange constraints for import demands, foreign direct investment and knowledge spillover, the relationship between forex rate fluctuation and investment, institutional quality-trade openness-economic growth nexus, currency crises and debt-deficit relationship in the BRICS countries in the backdrop of COVID-19. Additionally, various analytical issues related to macroeconomic policies are covered, including the nature of forex market interventions, the issue of disinvestment and privatization, changing nature of fiscal policy, the inflation-growth nexus, macroeconomic simulation modelling, measuring core inflation, central bank credibility, monetary policy, inflation targeting, infrastructure, trade, unemployment, and inequality nexus.

The International Finance section delves into topics such as COVID-19 induced financial crisis, commodity futures volatility, stock market connectivity, volatility persistence, determinants of sovereign bond yields, FII and stock market volatility, cryptocurrency price formation, financialization of Indian commodity market, and a Keynesian view of the financial crisis. Thirty-two chapters in the volume present cutting-edge research in the areas of the two sections, providing a comprehensive understanding of the latest developments in these fields.

Overall, this festschrift volume offers a wealth of insights and perspectives on international economics and finance, making it an essential resource for scholars, researchers, and policymakers alike.

Weight: 1190g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811670619
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022