Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-328) and index.
Contents:
1. Motivation: why a book on the required rate of return? -- 2. Legal foundations and regulatory frameworks for a fair return -- 3. Financial asset pricing principles -- 4. The capital asset pricing model and variations -- 5. Discounted cash flow models -- 6. Multifactor and other cost of capital estimation models -- 7. Effects of capital structure on cost of capital -- 8. Approaches to rate base measurement -- 9. Rate of return practices in use -- 10. Asymmetric risk: theory and examples -- 11. Emerging issues and implications for cost of capital.
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