FIN501 H-09 Announcement
Ph. D. course in Corporate Finance
This course exposes students to key research issues and methodologies in corporate finance. The main emphasis is empirical, however, discussions of models with a close link to empirical testing are also provided. The seminar is divided into 17 two-hour sessions. The lectures cover five broad topics: Econometrics (2 sessions), Auctions (3 sessions), Takeover Bidding (3 sessions), Raising Capital (3 sessions) and Governance (3 sessions).
Location: The course will be held at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen, Norway.
Duration: The course commences at 09.15 on Monday, November 9, 2009, and ends on Friday, November 20. The lectures will take place in week 46 and in week 47.
Instructors:. Professor B. Espen Eckbo, The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, and Professor Trond E. Olsen, NHH.
Literature: Preliminary list of readings are available on the homepage for the course.
Requirements for course credit: There are three requirements for obtaining course credit: (1) Participation in all sessions. (2) Passing grade on problem set. (3) Passing grade on take-home exam.
Registration: The course is open to graduate students. Please contact Torill Markussen for registration.
Accomodation: Please contact Turid Gabrielsen.
Coordinator: Turid Gabrielsen.
Course homepage: http://www.nhh.no/Default.aspx?ID=10863.
