The Portfolio Theorists: Von Neumann, Savage, Arrow and Markowitz

By Colin Read

Book Overview

Read examines probability, risk, and uncertainty through the contributions of John von Neumann, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Kenneth Arrow and Harry Markowitz. These Portfolio Theorists provided us with a dramatic leap forward in our understanding of and insights into financial rewards under risk and uncertainty.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230274145
• ISBN13: 9780230274143
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"