Financial Economics

Whilst many undergraduate finance textbooks are largely descriptive in nature the economic analysis in most graduate texts is too advanced for latter year undergraduates. This book bridges the gap between these two extremes, offering a textbook that studies economic activity in financial markets, focusing on how consumers determine future consumption and on the role of financial securities. Areas covered in the book include: An examination of the role of finance in the economy using basic economic principles, eventually progressing to introductory graduate analysis. A microeconomic study of capital asset pricing when there is risk, inflation, taxes and asymmetric information. An emphasis on economic intuition using geometry to explain formal analysis. An extended treatment of corporate finance and the evaluation of public policy. Written by an experienced teacher of financial economics and microeconomics at both a graduate and postgraduate level, this book is essential reading for students seeking to study the links between economic s and finance and those with a special interest in capital asset pricing, corporate finance, derivative securities, insurance, policy evaluation and discount rates.Jones, Chris is the author of 'Financial Economics', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415375856 and ISBN 0415375851.