Corporate Finance in Emerging Economies- Period 5 Social Sciences & Humanities Program Spring 2021 Semester - Extended - Amsterdam

The course Corporate Finance in Emerging Economies provides a discussion of most important financing decisions taken by firms. Throughout the course, we will put a particular emphasis on highlighting differences between developed and emerging economies. We will discuss capital structure decisions, payout policies, corporate valuation models, markets for corporate securities, and corporate governance. In particular the latter topics allow broad international comparisons due to historical, cultural, and regulatory differences across countries. After successfully attending this course, students should be able to:
- Discuss differences between equity and debt financing
- Critically assess assumptions and outcomes of most common valuation models
- Highlight international differences in markets for financialsecurities and corporate governance

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.