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F605
Corporate Finance
- 15-weeks
- 3 credits
- Prerequisite: F600
This seminar introduces the student to the major research directions in corporate finance. Papers are chosen either because they have initiated a major research strand or because they are representative of a particular mode of analysis. The objective is to get acquainted with significant research streams in corporate finance and become familiar with various analytical and methodological ideas.
Outline of Topics Covered:
- The contractarian nature of the firm
- Structuring of exogenous and endogenous financial liabilities
- Payout to equity holders
- Payout to bondholders
- Management misinvestment
- Monitoring management internally and externally
- Raising equity
- Product market interactions
- Corporate risk management
- Real options
