Corporate Stocks - Understanding Structure, Financing, and Global Importance

Dive into a comprehensive lecture on corporate stocks from Yale University's Financial Markets course. Explore the global significance of corporations through World Bank data and understand the intricate structure of these entities, including the roles of shareholders, board of directors, and executives. Examine the differences between for-profit and nonprofit corporations, and delve into equity financing methods such as market capitalization, dividends, and share repurchases. Analyze the importance of share issuance for capital raising and conclude with a practical examination of balance sheets from well-known corporations like Xerox and Microsoft. This 77-minute session offers valuable insights into corporate finance and its impact on global financial markets.

- Chapter 1. Introduction.
- Chapter 2. Professor Shiller's Personal Experiences of Founding a Corporation .
- Chapter 3. Worldwide Importance of Corporate Stocks .
- Chapter 4. The Structure of a Corporation .
- Chapter 5. Corporate Financing through Equity.
- Chapter 6. Different Forms of Corporate Financing .
- Chapter 7. The Interplay between Corporate Decisions and Financial Markets.
- Chapter 8. The Balance Sheets of Xerox and Microsoft .