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Research seminar "Empirical research in economics and corporate finance"

2023/2024
Учебный год
ENG
Обучение ведется на английском языке
3
Кредиты
Статус:
Курс обязательный
Когда читается:
3-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Преподаватели

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Within this research seminar, students are given the opportunity to delve into the contemporary areas of research within economics and corporate finance, whilst also studying the tools utilized within these fields. The course serves to introduce students to the main models used in analyzing causal relationships in economics and corporate finance, through the examination of articles published in esteemed international peer-reviewed journals. The main objective of this course is to cultivate a passion for research amongst students, whilst also developing their analytical abilities and critical thinking skills through the process of self-setting a research problem, data analysis, interpretation of results, and further discussion. It is expected that students have successfully completed courses in financial management and possess a basic understanding of data analysis in R, as well as familiarity with the fundamentals of econometrics.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Formation of analytical thinking skills necessary for successful professional activity.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Knows how to justify the relevance of a research question.
  • Knows the structure of empirical research.
  • Knows a number of advanced research methods for analyzing causal relationships and can justify the choice of method.
  • Knows the main publicly available sources, knows how to work with databases.
  • He is able to logically present the conducted research, interpret the results, formulate conclusions.
  • Is able to independently conduct empirical research in the field of corporate finance and economics
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Empirical research in the field of economics and corporate finance
  • Structure of empirical research
  • Research methods the field of economics and corporate finance
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Presentation of an empirical research project
  • Development of the research project
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Проект исследования
    Студенты представляют проект исследования. Задание выполняется в командах. Каждый студент из команды получает одинаковую оценку (за исключением тех, кто отсутствует на командной защите). Тема исследования должна быть связана с экономикой или корпоративными финансами и сфокусирована на России. Исследование, предлагаемое в проекте, должно быть реализуемым.
  • non-blocking Самостоятельная работа
    Включает в себя анализ статей и участие в научных мероприятиях
  • non-blocking Аудиторная работа
    Оценивается количество и качество выполненных заданий от максимума по группе. Задания включают микроконтроли, доклады, присутствие на занятиях, выполнение заданий в командах и индивидуально
  • non-blocking Экзамен
    Тест с открытыми и закрытыми вопросами
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2023/2024 учебный год 2 модуль
    0.25 * Аудиторная работа + 0.25 * Проект исследования + 0.2 * Самостоятельная работа + 0.3 * Экзамен
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Baltagi, B. H. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Panel Data. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=864682
  • Baltagi, B. H. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Panel Data. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.oxp.obooks.9780199940042

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Prokopczuk, M., Brooks, C., & Bell, A. R. (2013). Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Empirical Finance. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=495699