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The Life Cyclists

Fisher, Keynes, Modigliani and Friedman

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Colin Read
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Part of the book series: Great Minds in Finance (GMF)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Colin Read
      Pages 1-4

  3. A World Before Fisher

    1. A World Before Fisher

      • Colin Read
      Pages 5-9

  4. Irving Fisher

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 10-10
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    2. The Early Years

      • Colin Read
      Pages 11-19

    3. The Times

      • Colin Read
      Pages 20-24

    4. The Theory

      • Colin Read
      Pages 25-40

    5. Applications

      • Colin Read
      Pages 41-51

    6. Life and Legacy

      • Colin Read
      Pages 52-58

  5. John Maynard Keynes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-60
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    2. The Early Years

      • Colin Read
      Pages 61-70

    3. The Times

      • Colin Read
      Pages 71-88

    4. The Theory

      • Colin Read
      Pages 89-106

    5. Applications

      • Colin Read
      Pages 107-120

    6. Life and Legacy

      • Colin Read
      Pages 121-127

  6. Franco Modigliani

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 128-128
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    2. The Early Years

      • Colin Read
      Pages 129-134

    3. The Times

      • Colin Read
      Pages 135-140

    4. The Theory

      • Colin Read
      Pages 141-153

    5. Applications

      • Colin Read
      Pages 154-160
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About this book

Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets. Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making.

About the author

COLIN READ is Professor of Economics and Finance at SUNY College at Plattsburgh, USA, and a columnist for the Plattsburgh New York Press Republican newspaper. He has a Ph.D. in Economics, J.D. in Law, M.B.A., Master's of Taxation, and has taught environmental and energy economics and finance for 25 years. Colin's recent books include BP and the Macondo Spill: The Complete Story, The Fear Factor, Global Financial Meltdown: How We Can Avoid the Next Economic Crisis, The Rise and Fall of an Economic Empire: With Lessons for Aspiring Nations, and a book on international taxation. He has written dozens of papers on market failure, volatility, and housing markets, writes a weekly newspaper column, and appears monthly on a local PBS television show to discuss the regional and national economy.

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