Foundations in Financial Economics

2.5 credits

This course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice of corporate finance. It provides a market-oriented framework for analyzing the investment and financing decisions made by corporations. The two major questions, which this course aims to answer,are: 1) How do corporate managers decide which projects to undertake? and 2) How do they decide how to finance these projects? Topics discussed include valuation of financial assets, capital budgeting techniques, theories of capital structure, and capital market efficiency.