Microfoundations of Financial Economics
Microfoundations of Financial Economics

Author: Yvan Lengwiler

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2006-05-07

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780691126319

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This textbook takes the reader from the level of microeconomics principles through to modern asset pricing theory. Yvan Lengwiler elegantly links together issues that have in the past been the territory of general economic theorists on the one hand, and financial economists on the other. In a sequence of carefully explained steps, the reader learns how the first welfare theorem is used in asset pricing theory. The book then moves on to explore Radner economies and von Neumann-Morgenstern decision theory, and this section culminates in Wilson's mutuality principle and the consumption-based CAPM. This is then put into a dynamic setting, and term structure models are introduced. The empirical shortcomings of the standard asset pricing models are extensively discussed, as is research from the last twenty years aimed at bringing theory in line with reality. The reader is brought up to date on the latest areas of concern, such as habit formation, the consequences of heterogeneity, demographic effects, changing tax regimes, market frictions, and the implications of prospect theory for asset pricing. Aimed at masters or Ph.D. students specializing in financial economics, the book can also be used as a supplementary text for students of macroeconomics at this advanced level and will be of interest to finance professionals with a background in economics and mathematics. It includes problems (with solutions), and an accompanying website provides supporting material for lecturers.

Microfoundations Reconsidered
Microfoundations Reconsidered

Author: Pedro Garcia Duarte

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1781004102

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Most macroeconomists agree that we live in the age of microfoundations. The recent worldwide financial crisis may have emboldened critics of this microfoundational orthodoxy, but it remains the dominant view that macroeconomic models must go beyond supply and demand functions to the level of individual decision-making, taking into account the general dynamic environment where agents live. Microfoundations Reconsidered seeks to reassess how the relationship of micro and macroeconomics evolved over time. The highly regarded contributors to the book argue that the standard narrative of microfoundations is likely to be unreliable. They therefore re-examine the history of the relationship of microeconomics and macroeconomics, starting from their emergence as self-consciously distinct fields within economics in the early 1930s. They seek to go beyond the conventional history that is often told and written by practicing economists. From different perspectives they challenge the association of microfoundations with Robert Lucas and rational expectations and offer both a more complete and a deeper reading of the relationship between micro and macroeconomics. Microfoundations Reconsidered is a valuable addition to the macroeconomic research literature. It is ideally suited to students, scholars, researchers, and practitioners with an interest in macro and microeconomics and the history of economics.

Microfoundations Of Financial Economics
Microfoundations Of Financial Economics

Author: Yvan Lengwiler

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788122416985

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This Textbook Takes The Reader From The Level Of Microeconomics Principles Through To Modern Asset Pricing Theory. Yvan Lengwiler Elegantly Links Together Issues That Have In The Past Been The Territory Of General Economic Theorists On The One Hand, And Financial Economists On The Other.In A Sequence Of Carefully Explained Steps, The Reader Learns How The First Welfare Theorem Is Used In Asset Pricing Theory. The Book Then Moves On To Explore Radner Economies And Von Neumann-Morgenstern Decision Theory, And This Section Culminates In Wilson'S Mutuality Principle And The Consumption-Based Capm. This Is Then Put Into A Dynamics Setting, And Term Structure Models Are Introduced. The Empirical Shortcomings Of The Standard Asset Pricing Models Are Extensively Discussed, As Is Research From The Last 20 Years Aimed At Bringing Theory In Line With Reality. The Reader Is Brought Up-To-Date On The Latest Areas Of Concern, Such As Habit Formation, The Consequences Of Heterogeneity, Demographic Effects, Changing Tax Regimes, Market Frictions, And The Implications Of Prospect Theory For Asset Pricing.Aimed At Master Of Phd Students Specializing In Financial Economics, The Book Can Also Be Used As A Supplementary Text For Students Of Macroeconomics At This Advanced Level And Will Be Of Interest To Finance Professionals With A Background In Economics And Mathematics. It Includes Problem (With Solution), And An Accompanying Website Provides Supporting Material For Lecturers.This Special Low-Priced Edition Is For Sale In India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan And Sri Lanka Only.

Macroeconomics in the Small and the Large
Macroeconomics in the Small and the Large

Author: Axel Leijonhufvud

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1848446020

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Roger Farmer is to be congratulated for editing this splendid set of essays in honour of Axel Leijonhufvud. . . I am sure that most of the readers of these essays will be excited and stimulated by their contents. Economic Record This book honors the work of the influential economist Axel Leijonhufvud. His work in macroeconomics, monetary theory and European economic history has spurred great discussion over many years, and the authors of this book comprise some of the very best economists active today. The broad influence of his work is evident in the variety of subjects his readers address. The topics range from Keynesian economics and the economics of high inflation to the micro-foundations of macroeconomics and economic history. The reader will find an intriguing compilation of ideas ranging from bankruptcy and collateral debt, the macroeconomics of broken promises, interest rate setting, growth patterns of macro models, innovation history to macroeconomics with intelligent autonomous agents. Scholars and students of economic history, Keynesian economics and alternative monetary theory will be delighted with the work inspired by this influential thinker.

The Microeconomics of Complex Economies
The Microeconomics of Complex Economies

Author: Wolfram Elsner

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 0124115993

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The Microeconomics of Complex Economies uses game theory, modeling approaches, formal techniques, and computer simulations to teach useful, accessible approaches to real modern economies. It covers topics of information and innovation, including national and regional systems of innovation; clustered and networked firms; and open-source/open-innovation production and use. Its final chapter on policy perspectives and decisions confirms the value of the toolset. Written so chapters can be used independently, the book includes an introduction to computer simulation and pedagogical supplements. Its formal, accessible treatment of complexity goes beyond the scopes of neoclassical and mainstream economics. The highly interdependent economy of the 21st century demands a reconsideration of economic theories. - Describes the usefulness of complex heterodox economics - Emphasizes divergences and convergences with neoclassical economic theories and perspectives - Fits easily into courses on intermediate microeconomics, industrial organization, and games through self-contained chapters

Principles of Financial Economics
Principles of Financial Economics

Author: Stephen F. LeRoy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-08-11

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 131606087X

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This second edition provides a rigorous yet accessible graduate-level introduction to financial economics. Since students often find the link between financial economics and equilibrium theory hard to grasp, less attention is given to purely financial topics, such as valuation of derivatives, and more emphasis is placed on making the connection with equilibrium theory explicit and clear. This book also provides a detailed study of two-date models because almost all of the key ideas in financial economics can be developed in the two-date setting. Substantial discussions and examples are included to make the ideas readily understandable. Several chapters in this new edition have been reordered and revised to deal with portfolio restrictions sequentially and more clearly, and an extended discussion on portfolio choice and optimal allocation of risk is available. The most important additions are new chapters on infinite-time security markets, exploring, among other topics, the possibility of price bubbles.

Time and Money
Time and Money

Author: Roger W Garrison

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2000-10-19

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1134895909

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Time and Money argues persuasively that the troubles which characterise modern capital-intensive economies, particularly the episodes of boom and bust, may best be analysed with the aid of a capital-based macroeconomics. The primary focus of this text is the intertemporal structure of capital, an area that until now has been neglected in favour of labour and money-based macroeconomics.

Microeconomic Foundations I
Microeconomic Foundations I

Author: David M. Kreps

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 583

ISBN-13: 0691155836

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Provides a rigorous treatment of some of the basic tools of economic modeling and reasoning, along with an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of these tools.

Financial Economics
Financial Economics

Author: Frank J. Fabozzi

Publisher: Wiley Global Education

Published: 2012-04-13

Total Pages: 774

ISBN-13: 1118213459

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Financial Economics, by Frank Fabozzi, Ted Neave, and Gaofu Zhou, presents an introduction to basic financial ideas through a strong grounding in microeconomic theory. This calculus based text explores the theoretical framework for analyzing the decisions by individuals and managers of firms, an area which is coming to both financial economics and microeconomics. It also explores the interplay of these decisions on the prices of financial assets. The authors provide rigorous coverage aimed at assisting the undergraduate and masters-level students to better understand the principles and practical application of financial economic theory. In addition, the book serves as a supplemental reference for doctoral students in economics and finance, as well as for practitioners who are interested in knowing more about the theory and intuition behind many coming practices in finance. In short, the book focuses on economic principles and on putting these principles to work in the various fields of finance - financial management, investment management, risk management, and asset and derivatives pricing.

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

Author: V. Henderson

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2004-07-21

Total Pages: 1081

ISBN-13: 0080495125

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The new Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Cities and Geography reviews, synthesizes and extends the key developments in urban and regional economics and their strong connection to other recent developments in modern economics. Of particular interest is the development of the new economic geography and its incorporation along with innovations in industrial organization, endogenous growth, network theory and applied econometrics into urban and regional economics. The chapters cover theoretical developments concerning the forces of agglomeration, the nature of neighborhoods and human capital externalities, the foundations of systems of cities, the development of local political institutions, regional agglomerations and regional growth. Such massive progress in understanding the theory behind urban and regional phenomenon is consistent with on-going progress in the field since the late 1960's. What is unprecedented are the developments on the empirical side: the development of a wide body of knowledge concerning the nature of urban externalities, city size distributions, urban sprawl, urban and regional trade, and regional convergence, as well as a body of knowledge on specific regions of the world—Europe, Asia and North America, both current and historical. The Handbook is a key reference piece for anyone wishing to understand the developments in the field.