Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Empirical Research in Financial Markets
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Việt
3. Course Code:
BAN706004
4. Credits:
2
5. Course Objectives:
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
This course provides the students with theoretical foundations and an overview of recent empirical research in corporate finance and asset pricing. The topics covered may include risk and returns, asset pricing models, behavioral finance, market microstructure, corporate governance, and capital structure theory. This course will be in the form of seminars and group discussions around empirical papers with an emphasis on econometric methods for each topic. The ultimate objective is for the students to develop their own hypotheses and research ideas, resulting in a paper. After completing this course, students can be able to: (1) review and apply corporate finance and asset pricing theories, (2) be aware of the approaches that have been employed in empirical financial studies, (3) understand and develop quantitative skills regarding collecting, analyzing and interpreting financial data, and (4) discuss and communicate empirical findings. With these skills, students can conduct their research-oriented thesis.