Financial market bubbles and crashes

"Despite the thousands of articles and the millions of times that the word 'bubble' has been used in the business press, there still does not appear to be a cohesive theory or persuasive empirical approach with which to study 'bubble' and 'crash' conditions. This b...

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Main Author: Vogel, Harold L. , 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press , c2010
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245 1 0 |a Financial market bubbles and crashes   |c Harold L. Vogel 
260 |a New York :   |b Cambridge University Press ,   |c c2010 
300 |a xxvi, 358 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Bubble stories -- 3. Random walks -- 4. Bubble theories -- 5. Framework for investigation -- 6. Bubble basics -- 7. Bubble dynamics -- 8. Money and credit features -- 9. Behavioral risk features -- 10. Crashes, panics, and chaos -- 11. Financial asset bubble theory 
520 |a "Despite the thousands of articles and the millions of times that the word 'bubble' has been used in the business press, there still does not appear to be a cohesive theory or persuasive empirical approach with which to study 'bubble' and 'crash' conditions. This book presents a plausible and accessible descriptive theory and empirical approach to the analysis of such financial market conditions. It advances such a framework through application of standard econometric methods to its central idea, which is that financial bubbles reflect urgent short side rationed demand. From this basic idea, an elasticity of variance concept is developed. It is further shown that a behavioral risk premium can probably be measured and related to the standard equity risk premium models in a way that is consistent with conventional theory"--Provided by publisher 
650 0 |a Capital market 
650 0 |a Commercial crimes 
650 0 |a Financial crises 
999 |a 1000134258   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Gong Badak Campus