Country Risk Assessment: A Guide to Global Investment Strategy

Preface. Acknowledgments. Foreword by Campbell R. Harvey 1 Introduction. 2 An Overview of Country Risk . 3 The Economic and Financial Foundations of Country Risk Assessment . 4 Country Risk Assessment Methodologies: The Qualitative, Structural Approach to Country Risk. 5 Assessment Methodologies: Ratings. 6 Econometric and Mathematical Methods. 7 Risk Models. 8 International Portfolio Investment Analysis. 9 Financial Crises in Emerging Market Countries: An Historical Perspective. 10 Country Risk and Risk Mitigation Instruments. 11 Country Risk Assessment: A Matter of Information and Intelligence Gathering. Glossary. Index

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