The book studies the
interaction of the financial market, economic activity and the macroeconomy from a dynamic
perspective. The financial market to be studied here encompasses the money and bond
market, credit market, stock market and foreign exchange market. Economic activity is
described by the activity of firms, banks, households, governments and countries. The
book shows how economic activity affects asset prices and the financial market and
how asset prices and financial market volatility feed back to economic activity. The focus
in this book is on theories, dynamic models and empirical evidence. Empirical applications
relate to episodes of financial instability and financial crises of the U.S., Latin
American, Asian as well as Euro-area countries. The book is not only useful for
researchers and practitioners in the field of financial engineering, but is also very
useful for researchers and practitioners in economics.
Written for:
Students, researchers
Keywords:
Financial Market
Economic Activity
Macroeconomy
Finance
Table of contents
Money, Bonds and Economic
Activity: Money, Bonds and Interest Rates.- Term Structure of Interest Rates. The Credit
Market and Economic Activity: Theories on Credit Market, Credit Risk and Economic
Activity.- Empirical Tests on Credit Market and Economic Activity. The Stock Market and
Economic Activity: Approaches to Stock Market and Economic Activity.- Macro Factors and
the Stock Market.- New Technology and the Stock Market. Asset Pricing and Economic
Activity: Portfolio Theory: CAPM and Extensions.- Consumption Based Asset Pricing Models.-
Production Based Asset Pricing Models. Foreign Exchange Market, Financial Instability and
Economic Activity: Balance Sheets and Financial Instability.- Exchange Rate Volatility and
Financial Crisis.- Some Policy Conclusion
290 pages