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Moyen, Nathalie

W. W. Reynolds Capital Markets Program Chair

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  • My research interest is in the general area of corporate finance, that is, the financial decisions that corporations make. Financial decisions include whether to finance an investment project using debt, equity, or internally-generated funds, as well as whether to pay out dividends to shareholders, repurchase shares, or accumulate cash to fund future investment projects. Within this general area, I am particularly interested in how such financial decisions influence 'real' decisions, and vice versa. By 'real' decisions, I refer to the capital investment, hiring, and production decisions made by firms. After all, what really matters to an economy is how efficiently firms are able to transform the technology-embedded capital assets and the labor expertise into goods and services valued by individual consumers. However, firms' real activities can depend heavily on their financing.

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  • Dynamic corporate finance, capital structure, investment, leverage, precautionary cash savings

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  • BCOR 1015 - The World of Business
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
    Provides an overview of the nature business in a global economy. In addition to exploring the economic, governmental, social and environmental context in which businesses operate, students will discover how business creates value and takes advantage of opportunities and challenges. Using examples, cases and projects, students will learn about the business functions in an integrated format. Weekly discussion of current events will focus on entrepreneurship, ethics, international business, business and society, and other topics.
  • FNCE 6950 - Master's Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019
  • FNCE 8820 - Dynamic Corporate
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Experimental seminar offered irregularly to provide opportunity for investigation of new frontiers in finance.
  • MBAE 6211 - Applied Financial Management I
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    This applied course provides the toolkit for decision-makers to answer the two fundamental questions in financial strategy: How should a project be financed?� How much funding is required?� The tools include financial statement forecasting, working capital management, optimal capital structure, and the determination of cash retention and payout ratios, among others. These topics are analyzed through case studies involving high-growth environments, share repurchase recapitalizations, financial distress, and intangible assets, among others.
  • MBAE 6212 - Applied Financial Management II
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    This applied course provides the toolkit for decision-makers to answer the most fundamental question in business: Is this a good project? The financial valuation techniques include discounted cash flow methods and relative valuations using peers� multiples.� These topics are analyzed through case studies involving initial public offerings, capital budgeting for large investment projects, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings, among others.
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