Methods of Microeconomics: A Simple Introduction is an accessible guide to the mathematical methods of microeconomics. Worked examples are combined with exercises and solutions for readers, as economic relationships and equilibrium values are revealed and outcomes predicted. Consumer preferences and utility are examined with indifference curves, and differentiation to find marginal utility and the marginal rate of substitution. Consumer choice uses a Lagrange multiplier for optimization of utility functions subject to a budget constraint. Risk attitude and expected utility look at absolute...

Investment Formulas: A Simple Introduction includes over 80 formulas in the investment field, alongside relevant definitions and explanations. The formulas cover the topics of historical return measures, investment models, portfolio performance evaluation, firm and stock valuation, bond portfolio management, derivatives, and option valuation.

Applied Econometrics: A Simple Introduction offers a detailed guide to some of the central methods and applications of applied econometrics, with theory, models, calculations, and graphs to support analysis. S&P 500 equities, GSCI commodities, and US Treasury Bill risk-free rate datasets are assessed for their data distributions, autocorrelation, and stationarity. The Engle-Granger 2 step method, Johansen test and the Vector Error Correction Model test for and correct cointegration. ARMA models determine the optimal AR and MA processes to model returns data, and GARCH models assess the...

Security Valuation: A Simple Introduction offers an accessible guide to the principles and methods of security valuation, with examples and calculations to support the analysis. Compare the three-step asset valuation process with the stock picking process, and understand why economy analysis, industry analysis, and company analysis are all essential parts of valuation. Examine the theory of valuation, determine the required rate of return, understand the stream of returns and the return on equity with the DuPont system, and reach an investment decision. Learn how to value bonds, and preferred...