Robert C. Merton’s widely-used text provides an overview and synthesis of finance theory from the perspective of continuous-time analysis. It covers individual financial choice, corporate finance, financial intermediation, capital markets, and selected topics on the interface between private and public finance. For this revised edition a new section on managing university endowments has been added. The book begins with a foreword by Paul Samuelson.
Book Details:
- Author: Robert C. Merton
- ISBN: 9780631185086
- Year Published: 1992
- Pages: 754
- BISAC: BUS027000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Finance
About the Book and Topic:
Robert C. Merton’s widely-used text provides an overview and synthesis of finance theory from the perspective of continuous-time analysis. It covers individual financial choice, corporate finance, financial intermediation, capital markets, and selected topics on the interface between private and public finance. For this revised edition a new section on managing university endowments has been added. The book begins with a foreword by Paul Samuelson.
* This is a landmark book in finance – see reviews! * Already adopted as a text in hardback. Certain to be taken up even more widely in paperback. * Merton is a pioneer in finance.
About the Author
Robert C. Merton is George Fisher Baker, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University.