Estimating the cost of capital through time: An analysis of the sources of error

Management Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 485-500

  Ferson, Wayne E ^a   Locke, Dennis H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Beta; Business Valuation; Capital Asset Pricing Model; Capital Budgeting; Cost of Capital; Forecasting; Risk Premium

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COST ACCOUNTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; PURCHASING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CAPITAL ASSET PLANNING MODEL (CAPM); EQUITY COSTS; RISK PREMIUM;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0032047940     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.44.4.485     Document Type: Article

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