Dr. Van Wesep's research is both theoretical and empirical, with an emphasis on financial compensation, primarily of rank-and-file employees. His past research has concerned the use of signing bonuses, periodic bonuses, severance pay, incentive pay, stock options, tenure, and pay timing as motivation, retention, and screening devices. His current work concerns the magnification of biases in executive hiring and the effect of all-in behavior on asset price bubbles. Recent and forthcoming work studies the professions of academic finance and economics. Why do we tenure and why does tenure only appear in academia, government, and professional partnerships? What effect does tenure have on creativity? How do we measure research impact and how accurate are those measures?
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FNCE 3010 - Corporate Finance
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2022
Covers the theory and practices governing the management of capital in a business firm. Examines the determinants of capital requirements, methods of obtaining capital, problems of internal financial management, implications of risk, and methods of financial analysis and valuations.
MBAC 6010 - Managerial Economics
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Studies the elements of the business firm's fundamental problem---how to maximize profits. Develops for each element managerial theory based upon introductory and intermediate-level microeconomics. Analyzes various applications and misapplications of relevant concept, primarily through case studies. Differential calculus and statistics are used throughout the course. Students can take MBAC 6010 or take MBAC 6011 plus MBAC 6012. Credit can not be given for all.
MBAC 6011 - Managerial Economics 1
Primary Instructor
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020
Studies the elements of the business firm's fundamental problem---how to maximize profits. Develops for each element managerial theory based upon introductory and intermediate-level microeconomics. Analyzes various applications and misapplications of the relevant concept, primarily through case studies. Differential calculus and statistics are used throughout the course. Students can take MBAC 6010 or take MBAC 6011 plus MBAC 6012. Credit can not be given for all.
MBAC 6060 - Corporate Finance
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Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Analyzes the implications of modern finance theory for the major decisions faced by corporate financial managers. Develops the basic skills necessary to apply financial concepts to the various problems faced by a firm. Includes capital budgeting, capital structure, long term financing, short term financial management, and financial planning topics.
MSBC 5015 - Managerial Economics
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020
Studies the elements of the business firm's fundamental problem: how to maximize profits. Develops for each element managerial theory based upon introductory and intermediate level microeconomics. Analyzes various applications and misapplications of relevant concept, primarily through case studies. Differential calculus and statistics are used throughout the course.
