Wharton-SMU Research Center

In-House Seminar

Country and Bank Sources of International Competitiveness:

The Case of the Foreign Exchange Market

By
Professor Adrian E. Tschoegl
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday, 12 July 2000, 4.30 pm

About the seminar:

Competitiveness in the foreign exchange (forex) market depends on both country and bank-specific factors. Country-specific factors include the home currency and more importantly, the home legal system. Bank-specific factors consist of the size and international reach of the banks that make up the market.

How does competition from the domestic market affect international competitiveness? Why is it that some banks are able to overcome national weakness while others are unable to live up to the potential inherent in their national origin?

These issues and other related topics will be explored in this seminar.

About the speaker:

Professor Adrian E. Tschoegl joined the Wharton faculty in 1993. His previous appointment was with the University of Michigan.

His research areas are in international banks and banking; and international business. His current projects are in international expansion of Norwegian banks; Japanese banks and the Japanese financial system; Spanish banks in Latin America; foreign banks in Eastern Europe and Financial centres/geography of financial services.

Venue:

Singapore Management University, 47 Scotts Road, #06-00, Goldbell Towers, Singapore 228233.

Organised by
The Wharton-SMU Research Centre

Reservation:

Places are limited. Please confirm your attendance by Wednesday, 12 July, 12.00 pm with Grace (grace@smu.edu.sg, tel: 822 0165) or Poh Ling (pltan@smu.edu.sg, tel: 822 0178).