In this paper, we first show that for classical rational investors with correct beliefs and constant absolute or constant relative risk aversion, the utility gains from structured products over and above a portfolio consisting of the risk-free asset and the market portfolio are typically much...

The paper first shows that financial market equilibria need not to exist if agents possess cumulative prospect theory preferences with piecewise-power value functions. This is due to the boundary behavior of the cumulative prospect theory value function, which might cause an infinite...

Part I: Exercises -- Introduction -- Decision Theory -- Two-Period Model: Mean-Variance Approach -- Two-Period Model: State-Preference Approach -- Multiple-Periods Model -- Theory of the Firm -- Information Asymmetries on Financial Markets -- Time-Continuous Model -- Part II: Solutions --...

Financial economics is a fascinating topic where ideas from economics, mathematics and, most recently, psychology are combined to understand financial markets. This book gives a concise introduction into this field and includes for the first time recent results from behavioral finance that help...

Foundations -- Decision Theory -- Financial Markets -- Two-Period Model: Mean-Variance Approach -- Two-Period Model: State-Preference Approach -- Multiple-Periods Model -- Advanced Topics -- Theory of the Firm -- Information Asymmetries on Financial Markets -- Time-Continuous Model