I’m very pleased to announce that I will be heading off to Europe for a graduate degree in September. As a result this blog is likely to get pretty busy. Stay tuned!
For Students of International Business Looking for Practical Ideas
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Forex & Equities Trading Tracker
September 22nd, 2009 by Eric Lind My father is an accomplished (but retired) international corporate mogul. I frequently solicit him for ideas and advice, but once in a while I find I know something he doesn’t. In the course of recent discussions, he asked me if I could create a spreadsheet that will pull currency and stock prices and account for [...]
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Currency Valuations: An American Crisis and Opportunity?
September 11th, 2009 by Eric Lind Although a bit ethnocentric in the approach, it’s becoming increasingly important to consider the implications of dollar depreciation in the global economy. I say this not simply because I’m a citizen of the United States, but because this trend is becoming pronounced enough to warrant specific commentary. And certainly I’m not the only person speaking [...]
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The Theory of Comparative Advantage – Ceteris Paribus Does not Apply
September 1st, 2009 by Eric Lind One of the first ideas International Business students encounter is the Theory of Comparative Advantage, introduced by Robert Torrens in 1815, and later codified by economist David Ricardo in 1817 in his book “The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation“. To explain Comparative Advantage, one must first understand Absolute Advantage, which essentially says that a [...]
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