Thomas Copeland, J. Weston, Kuldeep Shastri

Financial Theory and Corporate Policy

Pearson New International Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This classic textbook in the field, now completely revised and updated, provides a bridge between theory and practice. Appropriate for the second course in Finance for MBA students and the first course in Finance for doctoral students, the text prepares students for the complex world of modern financial scholarship and practice. It presents a unified treatment of finance combining theory, empirical evidence and applications.

Features + Benefits

Clear and succinct discussion of current trends and recent contributions to finance literature provides a solid foundation in established finance theory.

Emphasizes applications to help students better understand the uses of Finance theory.

End-of-chapter problems challenge students to think analytically and apply their understanding of the theory.

Produktdetails

• The Addison-Wesley Series in Finance
• Verlag: Addison-Wesley Longman, Amsterdam
• 4th ed.
• Seitenzahl: 924
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 217mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1876g
• ISBN-13: 9781292021584
• ISBN-10: 1292021586
• Artikelnr.: 39956444

Inhaltsangabe

Summary of the Contents:
THE THEORY OF FINANCE
1. Introduction: Capital Markets, Consumtions, and Investment
2. Investment Decisions: The Certainty Case
3. More Advanced Capital Budgeting Topics
4. The Theory of Choice: Utility Theory Given Uncertainty
5. State-Preference Theory
6. Objects of Choice: Mean-Variance Uncertainty
7. Market Equilibrium: CAPM and APT
8. Pricing Contingent Claims: Option Pricing Theory and Evidence
9. Futures Contracts and Markets
10. Efficient Capital Markets: Theory
CORPORATE POLICY: THEORY; EVIDENCE; AND APPLICATIONS
11. Efficient Capital Markets: Evidence
12. Capital Budgeting under Uncertainty: The Multiperiod Case
13. Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital: Theory
14. Capital Structure; Empirical Evidence and Applications
15. Divedend Policy: Theory
16. Dividend Policy: Empirical Evidence and Applications
17. The Economics of Leasing
18. Applied Issues in Corporate Finance
19. Mergers, Restructuring, and Corporate Control: Theory

20. Mergers and Restructuring: Tests and Applications
21. Exchange Rate Systems and Parity Conditions
22. International Financial Management: Tests and Implications
Appendix A: Discounting
AppendixB: Matrix Algebra
Appendix C: An Introduction to Multiple Regression
Appendix D: Calculus and Optimization
Indices