Asset pricing lies at the heart of financial economics, being not only the foundation of every other field in this subject area but also having prime relevance for practical decision-making. For this two-volume collection the editor has selected some of the most influential articles which have...

This paper compares the investment policies and returns for portfolios of stocks and bonds with and without up to three categories of real estate. Both a domestic and a global setting are examined, with and without the possibility of leverage. The portfolios were generated via the dynamic...

Nearly any standard financial model concludes that two assets with identical cash flows must sell for the same price. Alas, closed-end mutual fund company share prices seem to violate this fundamental tenant. Even when one considers several standard frictions, such as taxes and agency costs,...