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Preliminary Pages [i-xv]
Chapter
1	Introduction [3]
2	Underpinnings for a Theory of Bank Behavior [11]
3	Models of Bank Portfolio Behavior [38]
4	Estimation of the Models: Problems and Techniques [73]
5	Data Resources, Sample Selection, and the Profile of a Typical Observation [101]
6	Estimates for the Input-Output Model from a Sample of Commercial Banks [117]
7	Estimates for the Input-Output Model from a Sample of Mutual Savings Banks [146]
8	On Forecasting Bank Deposits [184]
9	The Adaptive-Expectations Formulation [202]
10	Bank Earnings, Costs, and Rates of Return [213]
11	Some Prescriptive Conclusions for Improving Commercial Bank Earnings [231]
12	Bank Behavior and Macroeconomic Credit Flows [250]
Postscript [285]
Selected Bibliography [289]
Index [297]

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Preliminary Pages [i-xi]
Chapter
1	Consumer Expenditures and the Capital Account, by Harold W. Watts and James Tobin [1]
2	Consumer Debt and Spending: Some Evidence from Analysis of a Survey, by James Tobin [40]
3	An Empirical Study of Cash, Securities, and Other Current Accounts of Large Corporations, by Alan W. Heston [66]
4	An Empirical Examination of a Commercial Bank Loan Offer Function, by Donald D. Hester [118]
5	An Empirical Model of Commerical Bank Portfolio Management, by James L. Pierce [171]
6	Life Insurance Investment: The Experience of Four Companies, Leroy S. Wehrle [191]
Index [249]

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Preliminary Pages [i-xi]
Chapter
1	Commerical Banks as Creators of "Money," by James Tobin [1]
2	A Model of Bank Portfolio Selection, by Richard C. Porter [12]
3	Financial Intermediaries and the Effectiveness of Monetary Controls, by James Tobin and William C. Brainard [55]
4	Financial Intermediaries and a Theory of Monetary Control, by William C. Brainard [94]
5	Monetary Policy, Debt Management, and Interest Rates: A Quantitative Appraisal, by Arthur M. Okun [142]
6	Determinants of Bond Yield Differentials: 1954 to 1959, by Peter E. Sloane [189]
Index [247]

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Preliminary Pages [i-ix]
Chapter
1	Liquidity Preference as Behavior Toward Risk, by James Tobin [1]
2	Substitution and Complementarity in the Choice of Risky Assets, by Shoichi Royama and Koichi Hamada [27]
3	Efficient Portfolios with Short Sales and Margin Holdings, by Donald D. Hester [41]
4	Effects of Alternative Tax Structures on Individuals' Holdings of Financial Assets, by Susan Lepper [51]
5	Stock Market Indices: A Principal Components' Analysis, by George J. Feeney and Donald D. Hester [110]
6	The Accumulation of Risky Capital: A Sequential Utility Analysis, by Edmund S. Phelps [139]
7	Estimating the Utility of Wealth from Call Options Data, by Richard N. Rosett [154]
Index [171]