Carleton University · ECON 4052

Corporate Financial Economics

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Optimization and corporate finance. Corporate governance and managerial compensation. Capital structure and the Modigliani-Miller theorem. Agency theory and asymmetric information. The issue of equity, debt, and other securities. Dividend policy. Investment and capital budgeting, NPV, and real options.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): ECON 3050 with a grade of C- or higher, and ECON 3020 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Precludes additional credit for Precludes additional credit for BUSI 3500 and BUSI 3502 .
  • Prerequisite(s): ECON 3050 with a grade of C- or higher, and ECON 3020 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
  • Lectures three hours a week.
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Optimization and corporate finance. Corporate governance and managerial compensation. Capital structure and the Modigliani-Miller theorem. Agency theory and asymmetric information. The issue of equity, debt, and other securities. Dividend policy. Investment and capital budgeting, NPV, and real options.

  • Prerequisite(s): ECON 3050 with a grade of C- or higher, and ECON 3020 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
  • Precludes additional credit for Precludes additional credit for BUSI 3500 and BUSI 3502 .
  • Lectures three hours a week.

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