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Copyright of Journal of Research in Economics, Politics & Finance / Ekonomi, Politika & Finans Arastirmalari Dergisi is the property of Journal of Research in Economics, Politics & Finance and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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Within this article, it is aimed to expose the function of investment insurance as a measure to protect foreign investments against political risks which they can face in host countries. Globalization brought the possibility of utilization of new and profitable investment areas which hold cheap raw materials and labor force for the foreign investors and satisfaction of the source of capital of which developing countries feel deficiency and realization of the planned economic development by the utilization of their recourses. The aim of this study is to provide benefit to Turkish investors in their investments in foreign countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Although there are many studies in the literature that investigate the relationship between firm value and micro factors, the number of studies that investigate the relationship between firm value and macro factors is comparatively limited. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of political risk on the value of companies registered in Istanbul Stock Exchange. The study covers the period between 2000 and 2009. Panel data analysis is used in this study. According to the results, there is a statistically significant relationship between firm value and political risk and thus political risk affects firm value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Foreign direct investments (FDI), play an important role in the development of country economics. It is believed that country risk and macro economic variables have significant effect on flow of these investments. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there is a relationship among foreign direct investment and country rating, some of the macroeconomic variables in Turkey. For this purpose for the period of 1992:Q1-2010:Q4, the relationships among FDI and country risk, openness, foreign trade deficit, gross domestic product (GDP), political risk and reel exchange rate are econometrically analyzed by employing Johansen cointegration analysis and error correction model. According to the results, FDI is negatively effected politic risk and foreign trade deficit and positively by country rating GDP variables. There is no meaningful ralationship betwen FDI and foreign trade deficit, reel exchange rate. Econometrics findings shows that there is unidirectional causality only among political risk, country rating and FDI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]