ECON 4052
Corporate Financial Economics
Optimization and corporate finance. Corporate governance and managerial compensation. Capital structure and the Modigliani-Miller theorem. Agency theory and asymmetric information. The issue of equity, debt, and other securities. Dividend policy. Investment and capital budgeting, NPV, and real options.
2026
Readings
- Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, and David Stangeland, Corporate Finance, 6th Canadian Edition, Don Mills, Ontario: Pearson Canada, 2020. (abbreviated as BDS) Hardcover. New: $217.99; Used: $163.50
- (Do not need to be purchased) Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo, Corporate Finance, 5th Global edition, Pearson, 2020. (abbreviated as BD)
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 3500 and BUSI 3502 . Prerequisite(s): ECON 3050 with a grade of C- or higher, and ECON 3020 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher. Lectures three hours a week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- ECON 4052 ↗2026