Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained

Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained

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What is Net Present Value?

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What is Net Present Value?

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Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained

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  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 What is Net Present Value?
  3. 3 What is the right discount rate?
  4. 4 How much should you borrow?
  5. 5 What is the value of being able to change your mind?
  6. 6 We assume everyone has the same information
  7. 7 Why companies should be managed in the shareholders' interest
  8. 8 Contracting theory, how it affects shareholders
  9. 9 The principal-agent problem
  10. 10 What is an ideal trade?
  11. 11 Problems caused by information asymmetry
  12. 12 Examples of information asymmetry
  13. 13 Akerlof's paper 'The Market for Lemons'
  14. 14 Adverse selection and moral hazard
  15. 15 How to advertise for the next James Bond
  16. 16 How asymmetric information affects the labour market
  17. 17 Education makes you more employable
  18. 18 Should you work hard or 'work smart'?
  19. 19 Can getting angry help you in business?
  20. 20 How screening helps you get the information you're missing
  21. 21 How airlines get you to pay more for business class
  22. 22 Why banks are reluctant to give out loans
  23. 23 Who is most hurt by asymmetric information? + conclusion
  24. 24 Q&A session

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