Financial Theory and Corporate Policy

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Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-12-31
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary

A recognized classic, Financial Theory and Corporate Policy is thoroughly updated in this third edition. The authors provide a concise, unified treatment of finance, combining theory, empirical evidence, and applications. Recent major contributions in financial literature are discussed and all current literature is summarized. The book provides MBA and doctoral students with an excellent bridge to prevailing scholarship in finance.

Author Biography

Kuldeep Shastri holds the Roger Ahlbrandt, Sr. Endowed Chair in Finance and is Professor of Business Administration at University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business.

Table of Contents

The Theory Of Finance
Introduction: Capital Markets, Consumption, and Investment
Investment Decisions: The Certainty Case
More Advanced Capital Budgeting
The Theory of Choice: Utility Theory Given Uncertainty
State-Preference Theory
Objects of Choice: Mean-Variance Uncertainty
Market Equilibrium: CAPM and APT
Pricing Contingent Claims: Option Pricing Theory and Evidence
Futures Contracts and Markets
Efficient Capital Markets: Theory
Corporate Policy: Theory, Evidence, And Applications
Efficient Capital Markets: Evidence
Capital Budgeting Under Uncertainty: The Multiperiod Case
Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital: Theory
Capital Structure: Empirical Evidence and Applications
Dividend Policy: Theory
Dividend Policy: Empirical Evidence and Applications
The Economics of Leasing
Applied Issues in Corporate Finance
Mergers, Restructuring, and Corporate Control: Theory
Mergers and Restructuring: Tests and Applications
Exchange Rate Systems and Parity Conditions
International Financial Management: Tests and Implications
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