Financial Economics / Edition 2

by Zvi Bodie

Overview

KEY BENEFIT: This significant new guide to finance has a broader scope and greater emphasis on general principles than most other books of its kind, which typically focus exclusively on corporate finance. Acclaimed authors Bodie and Merton offer an approach balanced among the three "pillars" of finance–optimization over time, asset valuation, and risk management.

KEY TOPICS: Encompasses all subfields of finance within a single unifying conceptual framework. Offers the "big picture" of resource allocation over time under conditions of uncertainty. Focuses on personal finance topics, such as saving and investing, as well as asset valuation. Provides spreadsheet modeling exercises in the accompanying Prentice Hall Finance Center CD.

MARKET: Ideal for executives or for anyone seeking a solid understanding and overview of the field of finance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900131856157
Publisher:	Prentice Hall
Publication date:	02/21/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	500
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 — Financial Economics

Chapter 2 — Financial Markets and Institutions

Chapter 3 — Managing Financial Health and Performance

Chapter 4 — Allocating Resources Over Time

Chapter 5 — Household Saving and Investment Decisions

Chapter 6 — The Analysis of Investment Projects

Chapter 7 — Principles of Market Valuation

Chapter 8 — Valuation of Known Cash Flows: Bonds

Chapter 9 — Valuation of Common Stocks

Chapter 10 — Principles of Risk Management

Chapter 11 — Hedging, Insuring, and Diversifying

Chapter 12 — Portfolio Opportunities and Choice

Chapter 13 — Capital Market Equilibrium

Chapter 14 — Forward and Futures Markets

Chapter 15 — Markets for Options and Contingent Claims

Chapter 16 — Financial Structure of the Firm

Chapter 17 — Real Options

Editorial Reviews

An introductory textbook intended for use at the MBA or advanced undergraduate level, this book covers finance in a broad scope, encompassing corporate finance, investments, and financial institutions, and presenting a conceptual framework that unites all these aspects. Presents concepts as relevant to an international readership, not only to students in the U.S. Co-author Merton (economics, Harvard U.) was a recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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