International trade, market risk, and multinational corporations [Elektronische Ressource] / von Qi Su

International Trade, Market Risk, andMultinational CorporationsD I S S E R T A T I O Nzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum politicarum(dr. rer. pol.)im Fach Wirtschaftswissenschafteingereicht an derWirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakult¨atHumboldt-Universit¨at zu BerlinvonHerr MA, MSc Qi Sugeboren am 31.08.1974 in P. R. ChinaPr¨asident der Humboldt-Universit¨at zu Berlin:Prof. Dr. Jur¨ gen MlynekDekan der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakult¨at:Prof. Michael C. Burda, Ph.D.Gutachter:1. Prof. Dr. Joachim Schwalbach2. Prof. Lars-Hendrik Roller,¨ Ph.D.eingereicht am: 03. Februar 2003Tag der mundlic¨ hen Prufung:¨ 10. Juli 2003AcknowledgmentsAffected by a few years’ research and studies, my interests have been graduallyformed around theoretical economics and its application to observe internationaleconomic phenomena. Herein lies the dissertation on international trade, marketrisk and multinational corporations, a latest research result along the academic line.Recalling the writing process, I owe intellectually to many people. It is Prof.Dr. Joachim Schwalbach who advised me in the field of multinational corporationsandinternationaleconomics. Iamdeeplyindebtedtohisinvaluablesupervisionandfriendship. Great appreciation is obliged to Prof. Lars-Hendrik R¨oller, Ph.D., mysecond referee, for his intuitive and insightful comments.