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This book is a survey of exchange-rate economics. Using the latest econometric techniques, it covers the main theories that explain the determination of interchange rates and utilizes recent empirical data on interchange rate behavior.

Review'Sarno and Taylor's book is a tour de force. The exposition is comprehensive, covering contributions from all corners of the field, and covering the range from the seminal models of the 1970s to the latest discoveries on the theoretical and econometric frontiers of the 2000s. There is no excess verbiage or mathematics. Everything is there to serve a purpose. This is the current state of knowledge.' Jeffrey A. Frankel, Harvard University

'This is a text around which one may build a fine graduate-level course in global finance. The material in this text fits the needs of scholars for a state-of-the-art coverage of the best thinking on interchange rate economics. With topics like New open-economy macroeconomics and Official intervention in the alien interchange market it ought to be clear that this book is wide in it is scope and delves deeply into the area going well beyond the determinants of interchange rates. The writers pay careful attention to pedagogy with patient, in-text explanations of technical details like Ito's Lemma and magnificent appendices on related issues, including Jensen's inequality and GMM estimators. The patient and elaborate explanations of technical issues related to the core topics make the book self-contained. The writers have been on the frontiers of exploration in this area, and this new text distinctly reflects their mastery of the subject. I highly commend this text to both students and scholars of global finance.' Michael Melvin, Arizona State University

'This is a superb volume that ought to and will be featured on reading lists for years to come. It will also be valued by market participants, policymakers, and their staffs. This is because the book is very well written and brings a focus and establishment to the subject that draws on the decades of experience and contributions of the authors. I particularly value the synthesis of the empirical and theoretical literatures on interchange rate determination, market efficiency, the new open economy macroeconomics as well as the up to date discussion on the economics and econometrics of interchange rate forecastability. The Economics of Exchange Rates is the firstborn necessary volume on this subject in a decade' Richard Clarida, Columbia University, NBER and CEPR

'This book is a breath of fresh air. It's current. It's comprehensive. It's going to be a delight to instruct from. I look forward to it is success.' Richard Lyons, University of California, Berkeley

'Sarno and Taylor invent conservatively all the exchange-rate exploration issues of the last 20 years - from historical background through modern-methods apps up to empirical results. The Economics of Exchange Rates will be necessary on the bookshelves of academics and international policymakers.' Robert P Flood, Editor, IMF Staff Papers

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
A outstanding book for experts
By John Cairns
An splendid book for experts on alien exchange, covering most of the major theories in detail. Often said to be at PHD level, which is true, but the difficult mathamatics is warded off as much as possible so is accesable to all those with a good noesis of interchange rate theory.

14 of 22 humans found the following review helpful.
Outstanding!
By A
This is a well-written and comprehensive survey of the progressed international finance literature. I commend this book to PH.D students who looking for a dissertation topic. Researchers will have to also have a copy of this book for reference.

1 of 11 humans found the following review helpful.
The best
By A.Lima
Sarno and Taylor placed dissimilar approachs of the Exchange Rate teory in this book.

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