Liquidity and Asset Prices

Liquidity and Asset Prices reviews the literature that studies the relationship between liquidity and asset prices. The authors review the theoretical literature that predicts how liquidity affects a security's required return and discuss the empirical connection between the two.Liquidity and Asset Prices surveys the theory of liquidity-based asset pricing followed by the empirical evidence. The theory section proceeds from basic models with exogenous holding periods to those that incorporate additional elements of risk and endogenous holding periods. The empirical section reviews the evidence on the liquidity premium for stocks, bonds, and other financial assets. Liquidity and Asset Prices is essential reading for all researchers and practitioners involved in studying the relationship between liquidity and asset prices.Amihud, Yakov is the author of 'Liquidity and Asset Prices', published 2005 under ISBN 9781933019123 and ISBN 1933019123.