ISBN:
9781035304318
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 522 pages)
,
illustrations
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Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Elektronische Reproduktion von Poitras, Geoffrey, 1954 - The early history of financial economics, 1478 - 1776
DDC:
332/.09
Keywords:
1478-1776
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Finanzmathematik
;
Geschichte
;
Welt
;
Finance History
;
Economics History
;
Business mathematics History
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Life annuities History
;
Stocks History
;
Finance History
;
Economics History
;
Business mathematics History
;
Life annuities History
;
Stocks History
;
Wirtschaft
;
Finanzwissenschaft
;
Finanzierungstheorie
;
Finanzwirtschaft
;
Geschichte 1478-1776
Abstract:
Despite being an integral part of modern economic science, the subject of financial economics has deep historical roots. Geoffrey Poitras provides an exhaustive account of the early development of the subject and, in so doing, provides a sound basis for the study of modern financial economics. By the time The Wealth of Nations had appeared, financial economics featured a well developed body of scientific knowledge, covering subjects such as fixed income evaluation, life insurance and derivative securities. From beginnings which are traced back to the commercial arithmetic of the Renaissance reckoning schools, by the latter part of the 18th century financial economics had witnessed contributions by the likes of Abraham de Moivre, Edmond Halley and Simon Stevin. This book chronicles the development of early financial economics, from the appearance of the first printed commercial arithmetic in 1478 to the publication of The Wealth of Nations in 1776. This book will prove invaluable to scholars of financial economics and the history of economic thought
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. History of commerce and finance -- 3. The scholastic analysis of usury and other subjects -- 4. The evolution of commercial arithmetic -- 5. Simple interest and compound interest -- 6. The valuation of life annuities -- 7. Foreign exchange and the bill market -- 8. The analysis of joint stocks -- 9. Development of derivative securities 10. Manias, manipulations and institutional failures -- 11. English debates over interest rates and public credit -- 12. Maritime insurance, life insurance and other subjects -- 13. Some speculative conclusions -- References -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-515) and index
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