Risk and Return in Transportation and Other US and Global Industries by Manolis G. Kavussanos, Stelios Marcoulis.

The type of research methodologies used in analysing stock returns in the book is outlined in this technical chapter. The chapter begins with definitions of useful summary statistics, such as the mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and their interpretation. Tests statistics for infer...

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Main Authors: Kavussanos, Manolis G. (Author), Marcoulis, Stelios (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:1st ed. 2001.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1: Book Overview
  • 2: Statistical Methodology
  • 3: Data Definitions, Properties, Transformations
  • 4: Results from the CAPM — Capital Asset Pricing Model
  • 5: Microeconomic (Company Specific) Factors As Determinants Of Equity Returns
  • 6: Macroeconomic (Economy Wide) Factors As Determinants Of Equity Returns
  • 7: Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Factors — A Unified Approach
  • 8: Macroeconomic Factors and International Industry Returns
  • 9: Conclusion
  • References
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Subjects.