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Jiro Kondo

Title: 
Assistant Professor (Teaching) and Area Coordinator, Finance; Academic Director, Investment Management Program (HIM)
Jiro Kondo
Contact Information
Email address: 
jiro.kondo [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate email address: 
christine.nguli [at] mcgill.ca
Address: 

Bronfman Building []
1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H3A 1G5

Degree(s): 

PhD, Financial Economics, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

BA, Economics, Princeton University, USA

Area(s): 
Finance
Teaching areas: 

- 黑料社: Applied Corporate Finance, Managerial Economics, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance

- 黑料社 (China): Introduction to Finance

- 黑料社 (Japan): Managerial Economics

- Northwestern: Introduction to Finance

Link(s): 
Office: 
511
Courses: 

FINE 434. Topics in Finance 1.

Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Topics will be selected from current issues in the Finance Area.
  • Section 051: Only FINE 434, section 051 (CRN 15589) with Prof. Brenner will be graded as S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) and thus will not count toward any program - concentration, minor, major, honours, etc. This course can only count as an elective.
  • Prerequisite: MGCR 341

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FINE 443. Applied Corporate Finance.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Description

Concepts and techniques are applied to problems faced by managers in Corporate Finance, such as working capital management, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital, and mergers and acquisition. Application of theory and techniques through case studies.
  • Prerequisite: FINE 342
  • Prerequisite: FINE 342

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MGCR 293. Managerial Economics.

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Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty Management)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Description

The course focuses on the application of economic theory to management problems and the economic foundations of marketing, finance, and production. Attention is given to the following topics: price and cost analysis; demand and supply analysis, conditions of competition.
  • Continuing Education: requirement for CMA, CGA, I.C.B., the EA of AACI, and the CRA
  • Summer - Section 751 (04-MAY-2009/10-AUG-2009)
  • Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, the EA of AACI, and the CRA
  • Restriction: Not open to U0 students. Not open to students who have taken or are taking ECON 208, ECON 230D1/D2, or ECON 250D1/D2.

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MGCR 652. Value Creation.

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Credits: 4
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Offers a comprehensive overview of the value creation process in business sectors by exploring the inter-relationships among the partners in the value chain.
  • Prerequisite: MGCR 650.
  • Intensive course: 7.5 hours per week, over 7 weeks for a total of 52 contact hours.

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MGCR 641. Elements of Modern Finance 1.

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Credits: 2
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Topics: appropriate evaluation criteria for projects, risk and return; how to construct efficient portfolios; rigorous techniques for valuing financial assets. Corporate financing strategies, efficient market theories and investment banking; principles of debt financing and Modigliani-Miller propositions.

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Areas of expertise: 

- Corporate Finance (w/ Emphasis on Agency Theory and Frictions in the Financing of New Ideas)

- Contract Economics (w/ Emphasis on Contract Vagueness and Contract Disclosure)

- Law and Economics (w/ Emphasis on Contract Law, Agency Law, and Dispute Resolution)

- Economics of Regulation (w/ Emphasis on Private Regulation)

Group: 
Faculty
CAS Professoriate
Research areas: 
Contract Economics
Corporate Finance
Economics of Regulation
Law & Economics
Taught previously at: 

- Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management)

Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Awards

2012-2013: Finalist for Professor of the Year, MUS Awards, 黑料社.

2010-2011: Faculty Impact Award, Northwestern University.

2009-2010: Professor of the Year in MBA Core, Northwestern University.

2006-2007: Lehman Brothers Fellowship for Research Excellence in Finance

2003-2004: Excellence in Teaching Award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2000-2001: Halbert White鈥�72 Prize in Economics, Princeton University.

Fellowships

2006-2007: Lehman Brothers Fellowship for Research Excellence in Finance.

Grants

2012-2013: Internal SSHRC Grant, 黑料社.

2008-2011: Faculty Fellow Grant, Northwestern University.

Projects: 

* = Paper Available.

- Economics of Regulation (Industry Self-Regulation):

The Self-Regulation of Enforcement and Collective Reputation: Evidence From the US Securities Brokerage Industry*
Competition Between Self-Regulatory Organizations and Enforcement: Evidence From the Formation of FINRA*
The Internal Governance of Regulatory Agencies and the Capture of Enforcement: Evidence From Self-Regulation in the US Securities Brokerage Industry*

- Contract Economics:

Vague Contract Terms: Theory and Evidence on Contract Vagueness with an Application to Enforcement Evaluation*
The Evolution of Contracting Practices Within Firms: Evidence From Repeat Material Contract Filers
The Impact of Disclosure on Contract Design: Evidence From Material Contract Filings at the SEC
Opting Out of Public Enforcement: Evidence From International Trade Patterns and the New York Convention (w/ D. Papanikoloaou (Kellogg))

- Corporate Finance (Applications to Market Efficienty and Macroeconomics):

Financial Relationships and the Limits to Arbitrage (w/ D. Papanikolaou (Kellogg))*
Innovation Cycles (w/ D. Papanikolaou (Kellogg))*

- Miscellaneous:

Lawyers in the House: The Impact of In-House Corporate Counsel on Firm Policies (w/ Y. Hochberg (Rice) and J. Zhang (黑料社))

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