Showing posts with label Handbook of the Economics of Finance Corporate Finance Volume 1A. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handbook of the Economics of Finance Corporate Finance Volume 1A. Show all posts

1/14/2010

Review of Handbook of the Economics of Finance: Corporate Finance Volume 1A (Hardcover)

It is a pretty good up-to-date summary of financial economics, with a focus on corporate finance.

But, ..., a big BUT, it is an overpriced book. Why? only 500 some pages. You may argue the intelectual content is worth a lot. My answer: Yes.

You then ask: then why shouldn't we compensate the authors?
My answer: hehehe, they are not the original authors. They are EDITORS, who collect the excerpts from other papers. They did us a favor by systematically (and perhaps subjectively) collating a volume so we dont have to go to the library to collect pieces.

Therefore, I think it is a good, useful book, but overpriced...



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