Fischer Black And The Revolutionary Idea Of Finance - Rilegato

Mehrling, Perry

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ISBN 10: 0471457329 ISBN 13: 9780471457329

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005

Riassunto

A fascinating account of the modern financial genius who changed the way Wall Street works focuses on the investment models he pioneered--models that are used by tens of thousands of investors today.

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Recensione:

"...excellent..." (getAbstract.com, 7th November 2005)
 
"a rigorous but rewarding biography" (CFO Europe, October 2005)
 
"highly readable" (Benefits & Compensation International, October 2005)
 
"...well-researched...recommended..." (Accounting Technician, September 2005)
 
"The story of Fischer Black...is remarkable both because of the creativity of the man and because of the revolution he brought to wall Street.... Mehrling's book is fascinating..." (Financial Times, 12th September 2005)
 
"...recommended as readable to those with the intellectual curiosity to pursue financial theory..." (The Independent, 30 July 2005)
 
"... a vignette-based business biography that captures the essence of this extraordinary man...engaging and entertaining..." (Credit Control Journal, July 2005)
 
"A fascinating history of things we take for granted in our everyday financial lives." (The New York Times)
 
"[Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance] does an exceptional job of capturing Black's spirit and gives an insightful inside account of the academic financial revolution." (Global Association of Risk Professionals magazine)
 
"Mehrling skillfully interweaves the stories of Black's career, his sometimes-difficult personal life, and his contributions to finance and to economics . . . In telling the story of Black's life, Mehrling casts light on a crucial, underappreciated aspect of the making of our current world." -Science magazine

"...excellent..." (getAbstract.com, 7th November 2005)
 
"a rigorous but rewarding biography" (CFO Europe, October 2005)
 
"highly readable" (Benefits & Compensation International, October 2005)
 
"...well-researched...recommended..." (Accounting Technician, September 2005)
 
"The story of Fischer Black...is remarkable both because of the creativity of the man and because of the revolution he brought to wall Street.... Mehrling's book is fascinating..." (Financial Times, 12th September 2005)
 
"...recommended as readable to those with the intellectual curiosity to pursue financial theory..." (The Independent, 30 July 2005)
 
"... a vignette-based business biography that captures the essence of this extraordinary man...engaging and entertaining..." (Credit Control Journal, July 2005)
 
"A fascinating history of things we take for granted in our everyday financial lives." (The New York Times)
 
"[Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance] does an exceptional job of capturing Black's spirit and gives an insightful inside account of the academic financial revolution." (Global Association of Risk Professionals magazine)
 
"Mehrling skillfully interweaves the stories of Black's career, his sometimes-difficult personal life, and his contributions to finance and to economics . . . In telling the story of Black's life, Mehrling casts light on a crucial, underappreciated aspect of the making of our current world."-Science magazine
 
"Excellent new biography of Fischer Black, one of the great innovators of modern finance theory. . . Mehrling also provides an engaging history of the development of quantitative finance and a solid introduction to some of its central concepts."--Region Focus, Fall 2005

L'autore:

PERRY MEHRLING is Professor of Economics at Barnard College of Columbia University. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and is the author of The Money Interest and the Public Interest: American Monetary Thought, 1920–1970. Dr. Mehrling's specialty is the study of financial theory and the history of economics.

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0471457329
• ISBN 13: 9780471457329
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 374