Research Methods

2.0 credits

This course prepares doctoral students to conduct rigorous empirical research in corporate finance. Taught through a mixture of lecture and seminar-style elements, the course requires active participation both in and out of the classroom. The course serves a dual purpose, exposing students to advanced corporate finance research methodologies while providing a guided framework to develop a research proposal. Students will learn to formulate insightful research questions, critically evaluate top-tier literature, and replicate existing papers. Additionally, the curriculum covers designing robust empirical methodologies, with an emphasis on causal identification, and managing complex data structures. The course ultimately culminates in a completed research proposal.