Corporate Finance plus MyFinanceLab Student Access Kit (MyFinanceLab Series) (Hardcover)

by Jonathan Berk (Author), Peter DeMarzo (Author)

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Product Description
Using the unifying framework based on the Law of One Price, top researchers Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo set the new standard for corporate finance textbooks. Corporate Finance blends coverage of time-tested principles and the latest advancements with the practical perspective of the financial manager. With this ideal melding of the core with modern topics, innovation with proven pedagogy, Berk and DeMarzo establish the new canon in finance. Each copy of Corporate Finance comes with MyFinanceLab . 

About the Author

Jonathan Berk is the Professor of Finance in the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He currently teaches the introductory Corporate Finance course for first-year MBA students at Berkeley. Before getting his Ph.D., he worked as an Associate at Goldman Sachs, where his education in finance really began.

Professor Berk is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Finance. His research interests in finance include corporate valuation, capital structure, mutual funds, asset pricing, experimental economics, and labor economics. His work has won a number of research awards including the TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award, the Smith Breeden Prize, Best Paper of the Year in The Review of Financial Studies, and the FAME Research Prize. His paper, “A Critique of Size Related Anomalies,” was recently selected as one of the two best papers ever published in The Review of Financial Studies. In recognition of his influence on the practice of finance he has received the Bernstein-Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Award, the Graham and Dodd Award of Excellence, and the Roger F. Murray Prize.

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Professor Berk is married, with two daughters aged 10 and 14, and is an avid skier and biker.

 

Peter DeMarzo is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He currently teaches the "turbo” core finance course for Stanford’s first-year MBA students. In addition to his experience at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Professor DeMarzo has taught at the Haas School of Business and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and he was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Professor DeMarzo received the Sloan Teaching Excellence Award at Stanford in 2004 and 2006, and the Earl F. Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award at U.C. Berkeley in 1998. Professor DeMarzo has served as an Associate Editor for The Review of Financial Studies, Financial Management, and the B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis and Policy, as well as a Director of the Western Finance Association. Professor DeMarzo’s research is in the area of corporate finance, asset securitization, and contracting, as well as market structure and regulation. His recent work has examined issues of the optimal design of securities, the regulation of insider trading and broker-dealers, and the influence of information asymmetries on corporate investment. He has received numerous awards including the Western Finance Association Corporate Finance Award and the Barclays Global Investors/Michael Brennan best-paper award from The Review of Financial Studies.

Professor DeMarzo was born in Whitestone, New York and is married with three boys. He and his family enjoy hiking, biking, and skiing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 988 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1st edition (October 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321415116
• ISBN-13: 978-0321415110
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,140 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A finance book for highly educated finance dummies..., July 24, 2008

By	Kasmira N. Smarzo "Smarzok" (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An Economist by trade, finance was never something I actually studied that much, ironically enough. When getting my MBA, however, this book was able to translate complex finance topics into manageable day-to-day English. Rather than simply just stating theory and facts, the text went into why these concepts were importatnt. It provided context, which was great for me because I could start connecting these concepts to my past history as well as my personal financal outlook. Great text! Worth the money. Also DEFINITELY USE the online tools. They are great practice!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, April 26, 2008

By	Tim (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

My B-school uses this book in our Financial Management course. I really don't have any bad things to say about it. These guys did a great job writing it. It's written in a way that really allows you to understand the material even without having had any prior experience with some of the subject matter. There are also a lot of great examples. It's very thorough. Will be a good addition to your bookshelf (and brain).

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE NEW STANDARD FOR CORPORATE FINANCE, May 11, 2007

By	JUAN C. GUTIERREZ B. "JC" (Medellìn, Antioquia COLOMBIA) - See all my reviews

This textbook is unique in using the Law of One Price for valuation purpose. Its a book that really guides you trough the process of thinking about financial questions, integrating the modern finance theory,the practical financial manager perspective and new pedagogical strategies such as the hint and partial credit system.