Economics (ECON) Courses>Theory of Corporate Finance

ECON454 - Theory of Corporate Finance

Description

Corporate finance is the study of how firms attract capital to finance their operations. Surveys some corporate finance topics that are of particular interest to economists. Topics may include the determinants of capital structure, dividend policy, capital budgeting, the relation between firm finance and product market behaviour, contracting and firm incentives, the role of financial intermediaries, and mergers and takeovers.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for only one of ECON 454, COM 445 (if taken prior to May 2021), MBA 524.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete all of:
    • Earn a minimum grade of B- in each of the following:
      • ECON313 - Intermediate Microeconomics II (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of:
      • COM240 - Management Finance (1.5)
      • MATH242 - Mathematics of Finance (1.5)

Pre- or corequisites

  • Complete 1 of the following
    • Completed or concurrently enrolled in all of:
      • ECON350 - Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods (1.5)
    • Complete all of the following
      • Completed or concurrently enrolled in all of:
      • Completed or concurrently enrolled in 1 of:
        • MATH110 - Matrix Algebra for Engineers (1.5)
        • MATH211 - Matrix Algebra I (1.5)

Course offered by

Department of Economics

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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