Bharat Raj Parajuli

Assistant Professor of Finance, Monash University

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My research interests span environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, government and political risks, regulations, information and price efficiency, mutual funds, and empirical asset pricing. Broadly, my work explores how institutional, political, and informational forces shape financial markets and price efficiency. I focus on how ESG considerations, regulation, and information processing interact with asset pricing and capital allocation. My papers have been published in the Review of Asset Pricing Studies and the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, and my research has received several recognitions, including the Financial Markets and Corporate Governance (FMCG) Best Ph.D. Paper in Asset Pricing, the Financial Management Association (FMA) Best Paper Finalist in Asset Pricing, and the Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship in Political Economy from the University of Utah.

Education

University of Utah, Ph.D., Finance,
(cmte: Mike Cooper, Jonathan Brogaard, Jeff Coles, Rachel Hayes, Yuhui Pan) – May 2021

Tulane University, MBA – Finance & Accounting – 2006

UT Arlington (Honors B.S. in Information System; GPA:4.0/4.0) – 2003

Interests

  • Empirical Asset Pricing
  • Government and Political Risks
  • Government Spending
  • Information Diffusion and Price Efficiency
  • Mutual Funds
  • ESG
  • Regulations
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