Abstract

Comparable to courses at MIT and Harvard University, this single book will equip you with comprehensive financial literacy! It explains the theory of finance and provides systematic knowledge useful in practice.

It deepens your understanding of the fundamentals of finance and provides the foundational thinking necessary to understand applied fields such as macro finance, corporate finance, investment, and fintech.

This book is systematically structured in the author's own unique way, and its content draws on insights from finance textbooks of top US business schools. It thoroughly explains the basic theories of finance, taking into account both the Japanese and international institutional frameworks.

It is a practical and academically valuable book. Using simple language, concrete examples, and stories, it is designed to lead to an intuitive yet rigorous understanding. Columns on economically and financially important topics are contributed by researchers highly regarded in the global finance community. By knowing finance theory, you can acquire sound financial literacy and use it to build assets efficiently and save wisely in everyday situations such as choosing investments and mortgages.

Author’s Information

Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Osaka University of Economics. Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, with a Bachelor of Laws degree. Completed the Master's program in Economics at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics, with a Master of Economics degree. Obtained a PhD in Economics from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics, with a PhD in Economics. After holding full-time and part-time positions as researcher, assistant, and associate professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, the Australian National University's Crawford School, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology College of Business, and Khon Kaen University's Business School, she returned to Japan at the end of 2023 and assumed the position of Professor of Finance, Faculty of Business Administration, Osaka University of Economics. Since 2017, she has also served as a Research Fellow (part-time) at the Kobe University Institute for Economics and Business Administration. She is a member of the American Finance Association, the European Finance Association, and the Australian Economic Association.