Empirical Corporate Finance

PhD402 - Fall 2021

This course provides an empirical treatment of selected topics in corporate finance and financial intermediation, with an emphasis in the critical discussion of empirical methods designed to answer counterfactual questions. There will be two types of lectures: methods and topics. In the methods lectures the emphasis will be in a particular method and its application in different settings. In the topics lectures, we will perform an in depth critical assessment of the empirical literature in a selected topic in financial economics.

The course is designed for Ph.D. students interested in corporate finance, consumer finance, and banking. This course will be based on academic articles. Those marked with a (*) will get primary emphasis in class. Please make sure to read those articles with (*) before the lecture.

Registration and further information

Jenny Wahlberg Andersson

Course administrator

Please register in advance to:

Jenny.wahlberg.andersson@hhs.se

For further information about the course, please contact Jenny. There will be possibilities for PhD students to receive funding for travelling expenses. To apply, please send a brief motivation letter/mail by the supervisor and a budget to Jenny.

Syllabus

Schedule

Classes will be held online or at the premises of the Swedish House of Finance, Drottninggatan 98, 111 60 Stockholm on the following days:

Sep 15, 9-12 Zoom only
Sep 20, 13-16 Hybrid
Sep 22, 13-16 Hybrid
Sep 23, 13:30-16:30 Hybrid
Sep 27, 9:30-12:30 Hybrid
Sep 29, 13:30-16:30 Hybrid
Sep 30, 13:30-16:30 Hybrid
Oct 6, 10-13 Zoom only
Oct 13, 10-13 Zoom only
Oct 20, 10-13 Zoom only

Daniel Paravisini

Professor at London School of Economics