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Ramabhadran Thirumalai
Associate Professor of Finance (Practice)
Deputy Dean - Mohali Campus and Academic Programmes
Email Ram_Thirumalai@isb.edu
Website www.isb.edu/faculty/ramabhadran
Overview
Professor Ramabhadran S Thirumalai, Associate Professor of Finance (Practice) at the ISB is currently working on the impact of various regulatory changes on security market pricing, efficiency and liquidity. His research interests also include the trading behaviour of various types of market participants, with a focus on proprietary trading. He teaches courses on Derivatives and Security Markets in the PGP as well as introductory finance courses in several programmes at the ISB.
Experience
Academic
- 2021 - Present: Deputy Dean- Mohali Campus, Indian School of Business
- 2021 - Present: Deputy Dean - Programmes, Indian School of Business
- 2019 - Present: Associate Professor (Practice), Indian School of Business
- 2020 - 2021: Senior Associate Dean, PGP and YLP, Indian School of Business
- 2018 - 2020: Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programmes, Indian School of Business
- 2016 - 2019: Clinical Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business
- 2017 - 2017: Associate Dean, Advanced Management Programmes, Indian School of Business
- 2016 - 2017: Academic Director, Leadership Programme in Infrastructure Management, Indian School of Business
- 2006 - 2016: Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business
- 2007 - 2007: Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
- 2005 - 2006: Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
- 2004 - 2005: Visiting Assistant Professor of Business (Finance Group), Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
- 2001 - 2004: Adjunct Lecturer, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
- 1996 - 2001: Associate Instructor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
- 1994 - 1996: Graduate Assistant, Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina
In the Media
February , 2024: ISB tops Indian B-schools, ranks 31st globally in FT MBA Ranking, Mint.
March , 2024: Alumni of IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi raised most capital for start-ups founded by them, The Hindu Business Line.
October , 2023: A story on MBA education., The New Indian Express.
June , 2023: A BRIDGE TOO FAR, Business Today.
July , 2023: Story on MBA programs, The Telegraph.
August , 2023: B school special, Fortune India.
January , 2023: Insights on MBA Program, Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ).
May , 2023: Story on Management Schools, Business Today.
September , 2023: Story on B-Schools, Economic Times.
May , 2023: Why do business schools like to be part of FT rankings?, Financial Express.
April 6, 2022: Economic Times Story on NSE study, Business Standard.
February , 2022: What can academic institutes do to make mental health one of the top priorities?, Times of India.
April , 2022: EW India Higher Rankings 2022-23, Education World.
November , 2022: MBAs in Asia, FIND MBA.
September , 2021: ISB and Digitary, Digitary.
September , 2020: B School Story, Business Today.
September 11, 2018: How to reduce the high derivatives turnover in India?, Fortune India.
March 24, 2018: Don't just look at return, consider risk too while deciding on investments, Business Standard.
June , 2018: Implementation of SPACs in India – Key Regulatory challenges, M&A Critique.
May , 2018: Why startups should explore blank-cheque firms for raising capital, VCCircle - TechCircle.
January 13, 2010: Longer stock lending to feed asset bubbles?: It'll prevent them, and rationalise asset prices, Economic Times.
Research & Publications
Published Papers
Jain, Ankit., Tantri, Prasanna., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran. (2019) "Demand Curves For Stocks Do Not Slope Down: Evidence Using an Exogenous Supply Shock", Journal of Banking and Finance , 104, 19-30 Murphy, Dermot., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran. (2017) "Short-Term Return Predictability and Repetitive Institutional Net Order Activity", Journal of Financial Research , 40 (4), 455-477 Sonti, Ramana., Nupur Pavan Bang., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran. (2016) "Share pledges and Market reactions,”Risk Intelligence, Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)", Shastri, Kuldeep., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran., Zutter, Chad. (2008) "Information Revelation in the Futures Market: Evidence from Single Stock Futures", Journal of Futures Markets , 28 (4), 335-353 Smart, Scott., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran., Zutter, Chad. (2008) "What’s in a Vote? The Short- and Long-Run Impact of Dual-Class Equity on IPO Firm Values", Journal of Accounting and Economics , 45 (1), 94-115 Thirumalai, Ramabhadran., Padgett, W., Weathers, P. (1997) "Two Cumulative Damage Models for Strength of Composite Materials", Journal of Applied Statistical Science , 6 (2/3), 87-104
Working Papers
Bang, Nupur., Sonti, Ramana., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran. "Market reaction to share pledges: Evidence from India" Kumar, K., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran., Yadav, Pradeep. "Pre-Trade Opacity, Informed Trading, and Market Quality" Murphy, Dermot., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran. "Retail Clientele and Dividend Policy" Jain, Pankaj., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran. "Trading Friction Variations among Security Market Participants" Agrawal, Deepak., Subramanyam, K.R., Tantri, Prasanna., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran. "Do Derivatives Matter?: Evidence From A Policy Experiment" Agrawal, Deepak., Subramanyam, K.R., Tantri, Prasanna., Thirumalai, Ramabhadran. "Impact of Securities Transactions Tax on Stock Markets and Market Participants: Evidence From India"