Financial economics: a concise introduction to classical and behavioral finance

Financial economics is a fascinating topic where ideas from economics, mathematics and, most recently, psychology are combined to understand financial markets. This book gives a concise introduction into this field and includes for the first time recent results from behavioral finance that help to understand many puzzles in traditional finance. The book is tailor made for master and PhDstudents and includes tests and exercises that enable the students to keep track of their progress. Parts of the book can also be used on a bachelor level.Researchers will find it particularly useful as a source for recent results in behavioral finance and decision theory. An introduction to classical and behavioral financial economics Innovative: the integration of behavioral conceptsinto finance, providing completely new insights With many multiple-choice tests and exercises INDICE: Foundations: Introduction.- Decision Theory.- Financial Markets: Two-Period Model: Mean-Variance Approach.- Two-Period Model: State-Preference Approach.- Multiple-Periods Model.- Advanced Topics: Information Asymmetries onFinancial Markets.- Time-Continous Model.- Appendices: Mathematics.- Solutions to Tests and Excercises.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-36146-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 373
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés