1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780167903321

Autore

Gianturco Delio E. <1940->

Titolo

Export credit agencies [[electronic resource] ] : the unsung giants of international trade and finance / / Delio E. Gianturco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Quorum Books, 2001

ISBN

1-280-86886-4

9786610868865

0-313-00069-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

332.7/42

Soggetti

Export credit

International trade

International finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.[189]-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Unsung Giants; 2 Myths and Truths; 3 Common Features; 4 Programs; 5 Rationales; 6 History of ECAs; 7 International Competitiveness; 8 International Co operation; 9 Types of Organization; 10 Industrial Countries; 11 Developing Countries; 12 Transition Countries; 13 Regional ECAs; 14 Setting Up ECAs; 15 Legal Context; 16 Capitalization and Reinsurance; 17 Organization and Administration; 18 Problem Loans Claims and Collections; 19 Results of Operations; 20 Political Risk Evaluation; 21 Commercial Risk Evaluation; 22 Premiums and Reserves

23 Investment Insurance24 The Future for ECAs; Appendix A: World's Export Credit, Guarantee, and Insurance Agencies; Appendix B: Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially; Appendix C: Fact Sheet-Proposed OECD Premium Agreement; Appendix D Glossary of Technical Terms; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Export credit agencies are specialized financial institutions that cover 1 trillion of exports each year. Their contribution to their nations' growth is significant. This book reveals and explains their history, role, functions and the controversies surrounding them.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910696561503321

Autore

Haefen Roger von

Titolo

Modeling consumer demand for a large set of quality differentiated goods [[electronic resource] ] : estimation and welfare results from a systems approach / / Roger H. von Haefen, Daniel J. Phaneuf, George R. Parsons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Prices and Living Conditions, , [2002]

Descrizione fisica

37 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Working paper ; ; 353

Altri autori (Persone)

PhaneufDaniel J (Daniel James)

ParsonsGeorge R

Soggetti

Demand (Economic theory) - Econometric models

Consumers' preferences - Econometric models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 22, 2008).

"February 2002."