The Life Cyclists

Fisher, Keynes, Modigliani and Friedman - Founders of Personal Finance
2011. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-27413-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Great Minds in Finance

Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets. Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Read, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series Introduction A World before Fisher  PART I: IRVING FISHER The Early Years The Times The Theory Applications Life and Legacy  PART II: JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES The Early Years The Times The Theory Applications Life and Legacy  PART III: FRANCO MODIGLIANI  The Early Years The Times The Theory Applications The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy  PART IV: MILTON FRIEDMAN  The Early Years The Times The Theory Applications The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED Combined Contributions Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

COLIN READ is Professor of Economics and Finance at SUNY College at Plattsburgh, USA, and a columnist for the Plattsburgh New York Press Republican newspaper. He has a Ph.D. in Economics, J.D. in Law, M.B.A., Master's of Taxation, and has taught environmental and energy economics and finance for 25 years. Colin's recent books include , , , , and a book on international taxation. He has written dozens of papers on market failure, volatility, and housing markets, writes a weekly newspaper column, and appears monthly on a local PBS television show to discuss the regional and national economy.