Research and Markets: Financial Economics: Putting Economic Principles to Work in Financial Management, Investment Management, Risk Management, and Asset and Derivatives Pricing

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/378d58/financial_economic) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Financial Economics" to their offering.

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.

Key Topics Covered:

• FINANCE IN A CERTAINTY WORLD WITH A PERFECT CAPITAL MARKET
• Consumer Financial Decisions
• Creating Wealth by Investing in Productive Opportunities
• How Investors Value Firms
• Firm Financing Decisions in a Perfect Capital Market
• Firm Investment Decisions
• FINANCIAL SYSTEM
• Financial Systems, Governance, and Organization
• Market, Intermediary, and Internal Governance
• TOOLS FOR COPING WITH RISK
• The Microeconomic Foundations of Financial Economics
• Contingent Claims and Contingency Strategies
• Risk and Risk Management
• On Choosing Risk Measures
• SELECTION AND PRICING OF RISKY ASSETS
• Mean-Variance Portfolio Choice
• Capital Asset Pricing Model
• The APTand Factor Models
• General Principles of Asset Pricing
• Pricing Corporate Securities
• DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
• Pricing Derivatives by Arbitrage: Linear Payoff Derivatives
• Pricing Derivatives by Arbitrage: Nonlinear Payoff Derivatives
• CAPITAL MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AND THE LIMITS TO ARBITRAGE
• Capital Market Imperfections and Financial Decision Criteria
• Impediments to Arbitrage
• CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS IN IMPERFECT CAPITAL MARKETS
• When Capital Structure Decisions Matter
• Financing Decisions in Practice
• Financial Contracting and Deal Terms
• INCORPORATING RISK IN CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISIONS
• Capital Expenditure Plans in a Risky World
• Evaluating Project Risk in Capital Budgeting

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/378d58/financial_economic.