Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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Author: |
PorrasEva R., |
Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Palgrave Connect (Online service) |
Place of Publication: |
Basingstoke |
Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
Year of Publication: |
2010 |
Description: |
1 online resource. |
Subject: |
Capital. - |
Subject: |
Capital investments. - |
Subject: |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS - Finance. - |
Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230297678An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
Notes: |
Description based on print version record. |
Summary: |
As investors, managers, or in our various capacities, we learn from experience to deal with everyday financial problems and to respond rationally to the ever-changing economic environment. However, to optimize our decision-making, we need more than 'rules of thumb'. We need to understand our choices, and the reasons market players behave the way they do. The cost of capital is a topic of particular interest in the current financial tumultuous times. In this book Dr Porras provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, contextualizing the relationship between risk, return and the cost of capital by relating it to the needs of investors and borrowers, the historical evidence and theories of choice and behaviour. The content spans financial theory, its empirical tests and applications to real-world contemporary financial problems. The applied focus of this book provides answers to the questions most managers might have, in an entertaining style. It includes simple numerical examples and graphs to help understanding of the concepts. |
ISBN: |
9780230297678electronic bk. |
ISBN: |
0230297676electronic bk. |
ISBN: |
128299901X |
ISBN: |
9781282999015 |
Content Note: |
A General Introduction to Risk, Return, and the Cost of Capital The Components of the Cost of Capital and Alternative Models Problems In Using the Models Appendix: The CAPM Caveats Country Risk Capital Structure Theories The Optimal Capital Structure. |