ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR ECONOMICS

This course will introduce the fundamental concepts of accounting and finance to economics students. The accounting component of the course will focus on financial accounting, and the finance component of the course will focus on issues relating to corporate financing Whenever possible, the discussion of each concept encountered in the course will include an examination of real-world examples of firms’ financial statements and decisions.  Students’ learning objectives are:

• the preparation and interpretation of financial statements for external decision makers
• understanding the capital structure and dividend policies of firms
• the valuation of financial instruments
• capital budgeting (strategies and analytical methods for the evaluation of investment projects)