Methods in Finance - 3rd Trimester 2020/21

3.5 ECTs / Trimester-Long Course / English

This course aims to introduce topics in empirical Corporate Finance. The applied approach of this course will allow students to use real data and implement state-of-the-art econometric models. Students will be asked to understand and critically think about the results obtained in light of the appropriate models. We will use Stata to analyze data. Students are expected to learn how to produce tables, graphs, manipulate data, and run statistical models using this software.

Prerequisites: Yes (see syllabus)

Faculty

Associate Professor
Geraldo Cerqueiro graduated from Tilburg University in 2009 with a PhD degree in Finance, from University Pompeu Fabra in 2003 with a MsC in Economics, and…