Syllabus

Title
1267 Corporate Finance
Instructors
Univ.Prof. Dr. Christian Laux
Contact details
christian.laux@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/01/15 to 09/30/15
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Doctoral/PhD Programs
Corporate Finance
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Monday 10/12/15 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM D4.0.019
Tuesday 10/27/15 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Thursday 11/05/15 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM D4.4.213
Tuesday 11/10/15 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Friday 11/13/15 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Tuesday 11/17/15 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Tuesday 11/24/15 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Tuesday 12/01/15 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Friday 12/04/15 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Tuesday 12/15/15 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Tuesday 01/12/16 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213
Tuesday 01/19/16 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM D4.4.213

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Contents

Liquidity and risk management

Corporate financing under asymmetric information

Accounting and information disclosure

Liquidity demand and bank runs

Fundamental determinants of corporate financing decisions

Outside financing constraints

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Learning outcomes
This course deals with the financing of the corporation and inparticular with the determinants of corporate capital structure choice. The purpose of this course is to acquaint you with the relevant theories in thisfield. A main objective is to provide you withthe knowledge to assess the latest research and to be able to formalizecorporate finance problems of you own. A special focus will be a contracttheoretic approach to corporate finance.
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Teaching/learning method(s)
Taught course, including discussions of exercises. The course will be based on the book “TheTheory of Corporate Finance” by Jean Tirole (Princeton University Press, 2006).
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Assessment
Classroom participation, homework exercises, and final exam
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Availability of lecturer(s)
e-mail
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Other
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Last edited: 2015-06-16



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