"Finance is the study of value and how it is determined. Individuals, small businesses and corporations regularly make use of value determinations for making strategic decisions that affect the future outcomes of their endeavors. The importance of accurate valuations cannot be overestimated;...

This impressive Handbook presents the quantitative techniques that are commonly employed in empirical finance research together with real-world, state-of-the-art research examples. Written by international experts in their field, the unique approach describes a question or issue in finance and...

pt. I. Asset pricing and investments -- 1. Markov switching models in asset pricing research / Massimo Guidolin -- 2. Portfolio optimization: theory and practical implementation / William T. Ziemba -- 3. Testing for speculative bubbles in asset prices / Keith Anderson, Chris Brooks and Apostolos...