This is a PhD-level course on advanced topics in corporate finance, mainly covering theoretical issues with empirical implications. With technical tools in continuous-time models, we will examine issues in dynamic optimal contracting and capital structure, capital market frictions and implications on corporate finance, financing and investment with macroeconomic implications, and recent development in banking and financial crisis. A requirement for this course is that students complete one project (either theoretical or empirical).
3 units · GSB Letter Graded
This is a PhD-level course on advanced topics in corporate finance, mainly covering theoretical issues with empirical implications. With technical tools in continuous-time models, we will examine issues in dynamic optimal contracting and capital structure, capital market frictions and implications on corporate finance, financing and investment with macroeconomic implications, and recent development in banking and financial crisis. A requirement for this course is that students complete one project (either theoretical or empirical).
Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.