Research
I work in the areas of Trade and Labor, Growth and Development, Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Finance. I tag my papers below by field.
Publications
[Development, Corporate Finance] Social Diversity in Corporate Boards and Firm Outcomes (with Manaswini Bhalla, Balagopal Vissa, and Suresh Bhagavatula) [Forthcoming, Journal of Corporate Finance]
- Nominated for best paper at the International Corporate Governance Society 2019 conference
- Presented by me at Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop 2018 and AALIMS 2017, and by co-author at Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore, Indian Statistical Institute - Delhi, Indian School of Business, and the 2018 Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development.
[Corporate Finance] Switching to Bonds When Loans are Scarce: Evidence from Four U.S. Crises (with Michelle Zemel) [Lead Article, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 52, pp. 1-27, October 2018], Working Paper Version
- Presented by co-author at Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop, Midwest Finance Association, Southern Economics Association Meetings 2017, and IBEFA 2018
[Trade] Offshoring - Effects on Technology and Implications for the Labor Market Appendix [European Economic Review, Vol. 98, pp. 217-239, September 2017], Working Paper Version
- Previously circulated as "Does Offshoring Lift All Boats? The Role of Induced Technology Adoption and Innovation." Presented at New York University, Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, University of Notre Dame, Southern Methodist University, University of Alabama, Ohio State University, University of North Carolina, Fordham University, North Carolina State University, University of California at Davis, University of California at Riverside, University of Texas at Dallas, Pomona College, Society of Labor Economics Conference 2011, 2012, North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society 2011, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings 2011, Midwest International Trade Meetings 2011, Southern Economic Association Meetings 2010, and 2012.
[Trade] Inequality Between and Within Skill Groups - The Curious Case of India [World Development, Vol. 93, pp. 153-176, May 2017.], Working Paper Version
- Presented at Ohio State University, University of North Carolina, Society of Labor Economics Conference 2013, and Delhi School of Economics Winter School 2015.
- Nominated for best paper at the International Corporate Governance Society 2019 conference
- Presented by me at Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop 2018 and AALIMS 2017, and by co-author at Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore, Indian Statistical Institute - Delhi, Indian School of Business, and the 2018 Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development.
[Corporate Finance] Switching to Bonds When Loans are Scarce: Evidence from Four U.S. Crises (with Michelle Zemel) [Lead Article, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 52, pp. 1-27, October 2018], Working Paper Version
- Presented by co-author at Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop, Midwest Finance Association, Southern Economics Association Meetings 2017, and IBEFA 2018
[Trade] Offshoring - Effects on Technology and Implications for the Labor Market Appendix [European Economic Review, Vol. 98, pp. 217-239, September 2017], Working Paper Version
- Previously circulated as "Does Offshoring Lift All Boats? The Role of Induced Technology Adoption and Innovation." Presented at New York University, Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, University of Notre Dame, Southern Methodist University, University of Alabama, Ohio State University, University of North Carolina, Fordham University, North Carolina State University, University of California at Davis, University of California at Riverside, University of Texas at Dallas, Pomona College, Society of Labor Economics Conference 2011, 2012, North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society 2011, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings 2011, Midwest International Trade Meetings 2011, Southern Economic Association Meetings 2010, and 2012.
[Trade] Inequality Between and Within Skill Groups - The Curious Case of India [World Development, Vol. 93, pp. 153-176, May 2017.], Working Paper Version
- Presented at Ohio State University, University of North Carolina, Society of Labor Economics Conference 2013, and Delhi School of Economics Winter School 2015.
Working Papers
[Development, Corporate Finance] (Under Review) Firms of a Feather Merge Together: Cultural Proximity and M&A Outcomes (with Manaswini Bhalla, Michelle Zemel, and VSK Teja Konduri)
- Presented by me at European Economic Association Meetings 2019, UC Irvine, University of Washington and NYU-IIM Calcutta India Research Conference 2018, and by co-authors at Early Career Women in Finance 2018, Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore, NYU-NSE 2018 conference, 2018 Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, and Ashoka University Workshop on Community Networks and Institutions.
[Development, Entrepreneurship] (Submitted) Shared Identity and Entrepreneurship (with Manaswini Bhalla, Ishani Chatterjee, and Gaurav Khanna)
[Corporate Finance] One Shock, Many Uncertainties: Evidence from India's Demonetization (with Xanda Schofield and Michelle Zemel) Initial findings here
Work in Progress
[Corporate Finance] Speed versus Quality: Managers' Diversity and Firm Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic (with Xanda Schofield and Michelle Zemel)
[Labor] Machine Teachers Wanted Everywhere: The Growing Demand for Machine Learning Skills (with Xanda Schofield and Chris Nardi)
[Corporate Finance] Friendship Matters Less on a Rainy Day: Relationship Bank Health and Firm Outcomes (with Michelle Zemel)
- Presented by me at Claremont Graduate University and Pomona College, and by co-author at Davidson College, Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop 2015, Southwest Finance Association Conference 2016, and International Banking, Economics, and Finance Association.
[Growth] Human Capital and Structural Transformation: The Atypical Case of India (with Anusha Chari and Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria)
- Presented at Pomona College, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings 2015, and Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop 2016.
[Labor] Machine Teachers Wanted Everywhere: The Growing Demand for Machine Learning Skills (with Xanda Schofield and Chris Nardi)
[Corporate Finance] Friendship Matters Less on a Rainy Day: Relationship Bank Health and Firm Outcomes (with Michelle Zemel)
- Presented by me at Claremont Graduate University and Pomona College, and by co-author at Davidson College, Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop 2015, Southwest Finance Association Conference 2016, and International Banking, Economics, and Finance Association.
[Growth] Human Capital and Structural Transformation: The Atypical Case of India (with Anusha Chari and Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria)
- Presented at Pomona College, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings 2015, and Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop 2016.