EMPIRICAL CORPORATE FINANCE

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S2-FIN-MA-FI80UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
FINANCE
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
H.DAHER
Stakeholder(s)
Hicham DAHER, Eric DOR, Paolo MAZZA
Level
Master
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Inferential statistics
Intermediate Econometrics
Advanced Econometrics
Correlation and multiple linear regression
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to :
Understand and use quantitative methods to test and examine different Corporate Finance theories.
Presentation
OLS and the classical linear regression model
Event study analysis (M&A application)
Probit/Logit regression (Dividend decision)
Self selection Bias, Two stage Heckman approach
Poisson regression model (Corporate governance score, number of Acqusitions)

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Autoformation
Recherche 12,00 Extract data from the Bloomberg trading room Corporate finance literature on Dividend,determinant of M&A, and Corporate governance
Lecture du manuel de référence 6,00
Travail personnel
Group Project 16,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Evaluation
Project
Final exam
Participation
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 2,00 1 50,00
Autres
Projet Individuel 0,00 1 50,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
Introductory Ecnonmetrics for Finance, Chris Brooks, Cambridge -
MacKinlay A., Event Studies in Economics and Finance, Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 35, No. 1. (Mar., 1997), pp. 13-39 -
DeAngelo, H., L. DeAngelo, and R.M. Stulz, 2006, Dividend policy and the earned/contributed capital mix: a test of the life-cycle theory, Journal of Financial Economics 81, 227-254. -
Opler, T., L. Pinkowitz, R. Stulz, and R. Williamson, 1999, The determinants and implications of corporate cash holdings, Journal of Financial Economics 52, 3-46. -