NMAK22006U Microeconomics 3 – Corporate Finance (MikØk3)
MSc Programme in Mathematics-Economics
This course introduces corporate finance based on game-theoretic analysis. When a firm approaches investors through financial markets and institutions, with the objective to finance its productive activities, one key question is what type of cash flow to pledge: Debt or equity? This capital structure decision involves consideration of the tax advantage of debt, as well as the costs of financial distress. The course pays particular attention to the potential conflicts of interest between managers, shareholders, and creditors, arising from asymmetric information or moral hazard. Models with these ingredients can explain the constraints on finances experienced by firms, and offer insights on the design of efficient financial arrangements accompanied by efficient governance structures.
Knowledge:
- Define the properties of debt and equity in the firm’s capital structure.
- Account for the standard theoretical models in corporate finance.
- Discuss current issues in corporate finance.
Skills:
- Set up corporate finance problems as game-theoretic models.
- Analyze financial constraints due to various conflicts of interest, and derive results on security design, liquidity policy, and risk management.
- Analyze the pros and cons of different security designs.
Competences:
- Explain and discuss key concepts in corporate finance, as well as discuss their interpretation.
- Apply relevant theoretical apparatus to analyze the problems of firms and investors in corporate finance.
See Absalon for a list of course literature. It is the intention to use the following as the main textbook: The Theory of Corporate Finance (Princeton University Press, 2006) by Jean Tirole.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree are recommended.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 137
- Exam
- 27
- Total
- 206
The students will receive feedback when taking part in quizzes and after working on the assigned problem sets. This requires active participation in the exercise classes. The teacher will not mark solutions.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, 27 hours
- Type of assessment details
- 27-hour take-home assignment.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner.
- Re-exam
The same as the ordinary exam.
If ten or fewer students have signed up for re-exam, the type of assessment will be changed to a 30 minute oral exam with 30 minutes of preparation time. All aids are allowed in the preparation time. No aids are allowed during the exam.
Criteria for exam assesment
The student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described under Intended learning outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NMAK22006U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- No limit.
The number of seats may be reduced in the late registration period
Study board
- Study Board of Mathematics and Computer Science
Contracting department
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Peter Norman Sørensen (peter.norman.sorensen@econ.ku.dk)