Estimating Discount Rates

Discount rates are essential to applied finance, especially in setting prices for regulated utilities and valuing the liabilities of insurance companies and defined benefit pension plans. This paper reviews the basic building blocks for estimating discount rates. It also examines market risk premium...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laurence Booth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2015-04-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/estimating-discount-rates-booth.pdf