Front Matter

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Introduction
1. Introduction
  
  Colin Read
  
  Pages 1-4
Louis Bachelier: The First Physicist Financial Theorist
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  Pages 5-5
  
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2. The Early Years
  
  Colin Read
  
  Pages 7-13
3. The Times
  
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  Pages 14-23
4. The Theory
  
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  Pages 24-32
5. Discussion and Applications: Einstein and Bachelier
  
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  Pages 33-43
6. Life and Legacy
  
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  Pages 44-51
Paul Samuelson’s Random Walk
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  Pages 53-54
  
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2. The Early Years
  
  Colin Read
  
  Pages 55-64
3. The Times
  
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4. The Theory
  
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  Pages 75-81
5. Discussion and Applications
  
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  Pages 82-86
6. The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy
  
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  Pages 87-90
Eugene Fama’s Efficient Market Hypothesis
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  Pages 91-91
  
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2. The Early Years
  
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  Pages 93-97
3. The Times
  
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  Pages 98-101
4. The Theory
  
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  Pages 102-106
5. Discussion and Applications
  
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  Pages 107-115
6. Life and Legacy
  
  Colin Read
  
  Pages 116-118

About this book

Describes the lives, theories, and legacies of six great minds in finance who changed the way we look at financial markets and equilibrium. Bachelier, Samuelson, Fama, Ross, Tobin, and Shiller; proponents and critics of the market efficiency theories who redefined modern finance, creating the foundation on which all financial analysis rests.

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COLIN READ is Professor of Economics and Finance, former dean of the School of Business and Economics at SUNY College at Plattsburgh, USA, and a columnist for the Plattsburgh New York Press Republican newspaper. He has a PhD in Economics, JD in Law, MBA, Masters 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 the finance of housing markets, writes a weekly newspaper column, and appears monthly on a local PBS television show to discuss the regional and national economy. He has worked as a research associate at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and served the Ministry of Finance in Indonesia under contract from the Harvard Institute for International Development.

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Book Title: The Efficient Market Hypothesists
Book Subtitle: Bachelier, Samuelson, Fama, Ross, Tobin and Shiller
Authors: Colin Read
Series Title: Great Minds in Finance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137292216
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-27421-1Published: 15 December 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-32435-4Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-29221-6Published: 26 December 2015
Series ISSN: 2947-8987
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8995
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 222
Topics: Financial History, European History, Accounting/Auditing, Business Finance, Economics, general, Banking

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Front Matter

Introduction

Louis Bachelier: The First Physicist Financial Theorist

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Paul Samuelson’s Random Walk

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Eugene Fama’s Efficient Market Hypothesis

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About this book

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