AFC4120

Capital markets and other empirical financial accounting research ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Associate Professor Paul Mather

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Part 1: The nature and development of accounting theory, contracting theory and related empirical research. Part 2: Empirical capital markets - based research in financial accounting.

Assessment: Written assessment (6000 words): 60% + Seminar presentations: 40%

Contact Hours: 3 hour session per week

Prerequisites: AFC3120 or AFC3140