Textbook: Copeland, T. S., Weston, F., & Shastri, K. (2005), "Financial Theory and Corporate Policy," Fourth Edition, Addison Wesley, ISBN 0-321-22353-5.
Required Readings
Further readings will be announced during the semester in addition to the following:
Capital Structure:
Copeland, T. S., Weston, F., & Shastri, K. (2005), "Financial Theory and Corporate Policy," Fourth Edition, Addison Wesley, Chapter 12 & 15 (12 & 14 in 4th edition dated (2014)).
Jensen, M.C. (1986), "Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow, Corporate Finance, and Takeovers" The American Economic Review, Vol. 76, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Ninety-Eighth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, pp. 323-329.
Jensen, M. C. & Meckling, W. H. (1976), "Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure," Journal of Financial Economics 3, p. 305-360.
Miller, M. H. (1977), "Debt and Taxes," Journal of Finance 32 (2), p. 261-275.
Myers, S. C. & Majluf, N. S. (1984), "Corporate Financing and Investment Decisions when Firms Have Information that Investors Do Not Have," Journal of Financial Economics 13, p. 187-221.
Dividend Policy, Earnings and Dividends Modeling
Copeland, T. S. & Weston, F., (2005), Chapter 16 (15 in 4th edition dated (2014)).
Mergers & Acquisitions
Copeland, T. S. & Weston, F., (2005), Chapter 18 (17 in 4th edition dated (2014)).
Grossmann, S.J. & Hart, O.D. (1980), "Takeover Bids, The Free-Rider Problem, and the Theory of the Corporation," The Bell Journal of Economics, Vol. 11, No. 1. (Spring), pp. 42-64.
Additional Required Readings are likely to be included, and vary from semester to semester.