Motivations
The Finance Area is very fascinating. This course offers the opportunity to benefit even more from this seminar series by giving students the possibility to discuss the most recent papers.
Goals
We aim to introduce students to topics in corporate finance and market finance. We will consider both theoretical and applied topics.
By the end of this course, students should have a feel for both the fundamental theories underlying modern finance, as well as their real world application.
Topics
Topic I: Corporate Finance
− Capital structure
− Capital budgeting
− Dividend policy
− Managerial incentives
− Mergers and acquisitions
Topic II: Market Finance
− Choice under uncertainty
− Portfolio theory
− CAPM
− Derivatives
− Efficiency
How to present a scientific article
- Context of the study
- Interest of the study
- Motivation
- Central question
- Objectives
- Literature review
- Assumptions
- Empirical study
- Results and conclusions
- Further research