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| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Ola Mahmoud (ola.mahmoud@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Behavioral corporate finance takes two distinct approaches. The first emphasizes that investors are less than fully rational. It views managerial financing and investing decisions as rational responses to securities market mispricing. The second approach emphasizes that managers are less than fully rational. It studies the effect of nonstandard preferences and biases on managerial decisions. This seminar offers the students the chance to dive deep into the theory, empirical challenges, current evidence, and open problems pertaining to each approach in behavioural corporate finance. Students will be asked to formulate a research question and address it in the form of a seminar paper and presentation. |
| Learning objectives | The objective of this course is to introduce the principles and concepts of behavioral economics as applied to corporate finance. Students will be asked to form a research question and address this question in the form of a paper and presentation. |
| Bibliography | Survey and relevant papers uploaded online. |
| Weblink | Weblink to ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Completed Bachelor in Business and Economics. The further prerequisites are - 31960 Microeconomics and Psychology of Decision Making or - 40105 Macroeconomics and Finance More about the general prerequisites and the allocation process can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/master-business-and-economics/masterseminare/ |
| Course application | The application for this seminar is done centrally and online until January 6, 2021 with the Studiendekanat. The link to the online application form and more information can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/master-business-and-economics/masterseminare/ The registration is binding. In case of non-participation after registration it will be noted as "nicht erschienen" in the transcript. For a break up after recieving a subject and title, there will be a "1.0" recorded. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 01.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 27.05.2021 | 14.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
| Friday 28.05.2021 | 14.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
| Modules |
Module: Seminar Papers (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | seminar credit |
| Assessment details | A seminar paper and presentation will account for 100% of the final grade. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: faculty |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |