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Ramabhadran Thirumalai
Associate Professor of Finance (Practice)
Deputy Dean - Mohali Campus
Deputy Dean - Mohali Campus
Biography
Ramabhadran S. Thirumalai is an Associate Professor of Finance (Practice) at the Indian School of Business (ISB). He is currently working on the impact of various regulatory changes on securities market pricing, efficiency, and liquidity. His research interests also include the trading behaviour of various types of market participants, with a particular focus on proprietary trading.
He teaches courses on Derivatives and Security Markets in the PGP programme, as well as, introductory finance courses in several programmes at ISB.
Education
- PhD in Finance, Indiana University, 2004
- MS in Statistics, University of South Carolina, 1996
- BE(Honours) in Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 1993
Research specialty
Derivatives, Investments, and Microstructure
Experience
Academic positions
- 2021 - Present: Deputy Dean- Mohali Campus, Indian School of Business
- 2019 - Present: Associate Professor (Practice), Indian School of Business
- 2021 - 2024: Deputy Dean - Programmes, 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
Selected publications
- 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
In the press
- March , 2024: Alumni of IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi raised most capital for start-ups founded by them, The Hindu Business Line.
- February , 2024: ISB tops Indian B-schools, ranks 31st globally in FT MBA Ranking, Mint.
- October , 2023: A story on MBA education., The New Indian Express.
- September , 2023: Story on B-Schools, Economic Times.
- August , 2023: B school special, Fortune India.
- July , 2023: Story on MBA programs, The Telegraph.
- June , 2023: A BRIDGE TOO FAR, Business Today.
- May , 2023: Why do business schools like to be part of FT rankings?, Financial Express.
- May , 2023: Story on Management Schools, Business Today.
- January , 2023: Insights on MBA Program, Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ).
- November , 2022: MBAs in Asia, FIND MBA.
- April , 2022: EW India Higher Rankings 2022-23, Education World.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- March 24, 2018: Don't just look at return, consider risk too while deciding on investments, Business Standard.
- January 13, 2010: Longer stock lending to feed asset bubbles?: It'll prevent them, and rationalise asset prices, Economic Times.
