Asymmetric Information in Financial Markets

Introduction and Applications
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-79342-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

Asymmetric information (the fact that borrowers have better information than their lenders) and its theoretical and practical evidence now forms part of the basic tool kit of every financial economist. It is a phenomenon that has major implications for a number of economic and financial issues ranging from both micro and macroeconomic level - corporate debt, investment and dividend policies, the depth and duration of business cycles, the rate of long term economic growth - to the origin of financial and international crises. Asymmetric Information in Financial Markets aims to explain this concept in an accessible way, without jargon and by reducing mathematical complexity. Using elementary algebra and statistics, graphs, and convincing real-world evidence, the author explores the foundations of the problems posed by asymmetries of information in a refreshingly accessible and intuitive way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bebczuk, Ricardo

Bebczuk, Ricardo N.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Numerische Mathematik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Mathematik für Ingenieure
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Conceptual Foundations: 1. An introduction to asymmetric information problems in financial markets; 2. Protective mechanisms against asymmetric information; Part II. Applications To Corporate Finance: 3. Information problems and corporate financing; 4. Asymmetric information and dividend policy; Part III. Macroeconomic Applications: 5. Asymmetric information, the financial system and economic growth; 6. Asymmetric information and business cycles; 7. Asymmetric information and the functioning of the financial system; 8. Asymmetric information and international capital flows.

Über Autor(innen)

Bebczuk, Ricardo N.
Ricardo N. Bebczuk is Professor at the Department of Economics, Universidad-Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. He is an International Consultant and Lecturer on financial issues.