Empirical Corporate Finance
FIN-700 / 3 credits
Teacher(s): Fabisik Kornelia, Schuerhoff Norman
Language: English
Remark: If you would like to attend this course, please send an email to: edfi@epfl.ch to register
Frequency
Every year
Summary
The aim of this course is to develop research capabilities in empirical corporate finance, introduce methodologies to conduct empirical research in corporate finance, develop research ideas for term papers and dissertation topics.
Content
The course provides an overview of empirical methods for corporate finance research, seminal contributions in theoretical and empirical corporate finance, and recent advances in empirical corporate finance.
Major topics include corporate investment decisions, capital structure, internal and external financing, financial contracting, internal corporate governance, sustainable finance, market for corporate control, venture capital, and initial public offerings.
Review academic literature in empirical corporate finance. Link contributions in theoretical corporate finance to empirical tests. Provide overview of reduced-form and structural approaches to empirical research in corporate finance. Present and discuss current research topics and seminal contributions. Develop novel research questions and outline future research directions.
Keywords
Empirical Research; Corporate Finance.
Learning Prerequisites
Important concepts to start the course
First class in econometrics at graduate level.
Assessment methods
Written exam.
In the programs
- Exam form: Multiple (session free)
- Subject examined: Empirical Corporate Finance
- Lecture: 28 Hour(s)