Asset Pricing For Dynamic Economies

By (author) Altug Sumru; By (author) Labadie Pamela
Description
This introduction to general equilibrium modelling takes an integrated approach to the analysis of macroeconomics and finance. It provides students, practitioners, and policymakers with an easily accessible set of tools that can be used to analyze a wide range of economic phenomena. Key features: • Provides a consistent framework for understanding dynamic economic models • Introduces key concepts in finance in a discrete time setting • Develops simple recursive approach for analyzing a variety of problems in a dynamic, stochastic environment • Sequentially builds up the analysis of consumption, production, and investment models to study their implications for allocations and asset prices • Reviews business cycle analysis and the business cycle implications of monetary and international models • Covers latest research on asset pricing in overlapping generations models and on models with borrowing constraints and transaction costs • Includes end-of-chapter exercises allowing readers to monitor their understanding of each topic Online resources are available at www.cambridge.org/altug_labadie
Table of contents
List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Part I. Basic Concepts: 1. Complete contingent claims; 2. Arbitrage and asset valuation; 3. Expected utility; 4. CAPM and APT; 5. Consumption and saving; Part II. Recursive Models: 6. Dynamic programming; 7. Intertemporal risk sharing; 8. Consumption and asset pricing; 9. Nonseparable preferences; 10. Economies with production; 11. Investment; 12. Business cycles; Part III. Monetary and International Models: 13. Models with money; 14. International models; Part IV. Models with Market Incompleteness: 15. Asset pricing with frictions; 16. Borrowing constraints; 17. Overlapping generations models; Part V. Supplementary Material: A. Mathematical appendix; References; Index.
Review quote
''The team of Altug and Labadie have produced another superb book. Their first book sits on my book shelf where it is easy to reach. This second one will too.'' William A. Brock, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Review quote
''This is an excellent text from many perspectives. Concepts and model constructs discussed are clearly and precisely laid out, always in the context of ample intuition. All the necessary understanding is built up from scratch in the early chapters of the book, giving the reader an excellent preparation for later chapters. As an introduction to general equilibrium macro-modeling cum asset pricing, it is exceptional, most especially for beginning researchers. Important empirical aspects are featured as well.'' John Donaldson, Columbia Business School
Review quote
''… a major synthesis of the disciplines and could serve as a comprehensive guide to the new graduate student who wants to understand the mainstream tools and models for economists. … the authors did a magnificent job of integrating the macro and financial theories into a coherent whole. The mathematics is beautiful, complete and well stated. … Asset Pricing for Dynamic Economies may be useful to anyone who wants to understand the history of economic thought.'' Communications and Strategies
Biographical note
Sumru Altug is Professor of Economics at Koç University, Istanbul, and Research Fellow on the International Macroeconomics Programme at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London. Pamela Labadie is Professor of Economics at George Washington University, Washington DC.
Promotional headline
An introduction to general equilibrium modeling in macroeconomics and finance with an emphasis on asset pricing phenomena.