Theory and Application of the Interest Rate

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993

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Beskrivning

This work provides an integration of the financial and economic aspects of the interest rate. It depicts how the interest rate operates in the macro-economy to set the supply and the allocation of capital and how it functions on the micro-economic level to optimize capital decision-making. It describes the function of the financial markets in setting the supply and cost-of-funds to various users, of estimating a reasonable cost of capital for operational purposes of business firms and public sector authorities, and the application of discounting and present-value methods to financial and investment decisions and strategies.This work is unique in presenting seamless coverage of the function of the interest rate across varying markets. It will be of interest to scholars and students in economics and finance.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-03-17
Mått:157 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:429 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780275936303

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Servicesektorn inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Finansiering inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

ELI SCHWARTZ is the Charles W. MacFarlane Professor of Economics at Lehigh University. His many articles have been published in journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Southern Economic Journal, the American Economic Review, and the Journal of Forensic Economics. He is the author of Trouble in Eden: A Comparison of the British and Swedish Economies (Praeger, 1980).

Innehållsförteckning

The Interest Rate's Role in the Economy The Techniques of Investment Decision-Making The Cost of Funds to Firms and Government Units The Futures Market and the Interest Rate Inventory Models and the Analogy to Capital Capacity Natural Resource Management Economic Lives, Replacement Cycles, Optimal Equipment Choice Private Scams and Distortions and Tax Impacts on the Capital Market Economic Growth, Profits and the Interest Rate Bibliography