Corporate Finance

Graduate / Professional

This course surveys corporate finance research, including both classic topics and more recent developments in this broad literature. Typically, a class session provides background and context for a given topic and talks about several papers in detail. Major topics covered include corporate capital structure, banking, corporate governance, executive compensation, merger acquisitions, entrepreneurial finance, private equity, corporate innovation, and behavioral corporate finance. This course is designed for Ph.D. students in finance, economics, accounting, and other related fields. M 1pm-4pm