Empirical Corporate Finance

PhD402 - Fall 2024

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

Nicola Donohoe

Course administrator

Please register in advance to:

Nicola.Donohoe@hhs.se

For further information about the course, please contact Nicola. 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 Nicola.

Syllabus

Schedule

Classes will be held at the premises of the Swedish House of Finance, SSE main building, entrance via Bertil Ohlins Gata 4 on the following days:

9 September 10:15-15:00, Room A133
17 September 10:15-15:00, Room A542
24 September 10:15-15:00, Room A542
1 October 10:15-15:00, Room A320
8 October 10:15-15:00, Room A138
15 October 10:15-15:00, Room A336

Mariassunta Giannetti

Katarina Martinson Professor of Finance, Department of Finance, SSE