Programs

In this course, we will learn how to be better scientists, both in our theoretical and our empirical investigations. We will explore the role empirical content, or informative content plays in scientific examination of b...

Structural methods for finance and accounting. Empirical accounting research and critical assessment of empirical work. Learn about the research process and develop ideas for your own research.

This short course introduces a basic information-economic theme in accounting theory. That is, viewed as a source of information, accounting assumes the economic role of facilitating and influencing decision-making under...

This is an applied econometrics course that covers the estimation techniques and econometric theory used in contemporary empirical work. With the goal of making causal inference, we will focus on the application of the t...

Finance is the allocation of resources across states and time. We will start with allocation across states – that is a static, single period model. Allocation of resources across states is "risk." What is it? We look a...

This course focuses on theoretical and empirical research in corporate finance. Topics covered include capital structure decisions, payout policy, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and financial distres...

This course will focus on trading and market structure issues, and also attention to credit rating agencies, arbitrage and taxes.

This is a PhD course intended for doctoral students in finance, economics, and accounting. We will study dynamic quantitative models of corporate investment, financing, and related decisions. While the topics will be pri...

This is a PhD course intended for doctoral students in finance, economics, and related fields. We will study dynamic quantitative models of corporate investment, financing, and related decisions. The topics will be prima...