FIN 601 Studies in Corporate Finance
This elective is a broad overview of some of the major topics in corporate finance research. The first two modules focus on the decision-making environment that executives face regarding financial policy. This includes the laws concerning corporate governance and how they affect decision making. This also includes a comprehensive overview of managerial incentives and the agency theories that attempt to predict how management will set policy. The remaining modules focus on research in some key areas of corporate policy – capital structure, diversification, and dividend policy. Course Description: Students will explore the current academic research involving corporate laws and governance, agency theories, dividend policy, capital structure policy, and corporate diversification. Students will prepare an empirical research study related to corporate finance theory.