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Dr. Saumitra Bhaduri

Dr. Saumitra Bhaduri

Professor & Dean of Students Affairs

Tel : (91) 044 - 22300304

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M.Sc in Economics from University of Calcutta, West Bengal, 1993.

Post Graduate Diploma in Development Economics from IGIDR, Mumbai, 1996.

Ph. D. in Economics from IGIDR, Mumbai, 1998.

Research Interests

Economic Policy Analysis, Quantitative Research, Corporate Finance, Market Micro-Structure, Risk Management


Corporate Finance

Macroeconomic Uncertainity and Corporate Liquidity: The Indian Case with ( Mrinal Kanti ) forthcoming in Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies

The Predictive Power of the Yield Spread in Timing the Stock Market, (with Ravi Saraogi) forthcoming in Emerging Market Review

Optimal hedge ratio and hedging effectiveness of stock index futures: evidence from India, Saumitra N. Bhaduri and S. Raja Sethu Durai* Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies Vol. 1, No. 1, March 2008, 121–134

Empirical relationship between the dividend and investment decision: do emerging market firms behave differently? (with S. Raja Sethu Durai) Applied Financial Economics Letters, 1744-6554, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155 – 158.

Corporate Debt Ownership Structure in an Emerging Economy: India, (with Sudipa Majumdar) Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business, 9(2), 37-49, 2005

Asymmetric Beta in Bull and Bear Market Conditions: Evidences from India, forthcoming in Applied Financial Economics Letters, 2005

Determinants of Capital Structure: A Study of the Indian Corporate Sector, Journal of Applied Financial Economics Volume12, 2002, pp 655-665.

Determinants of Corporate Borrowings: Some Evidence from the Indian Corporate Sector, Journal of Economics and Finance, Volume 26 No 2, Summer 2002.

Determinants of Capital Structure in India: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach (Co-authored with Basudeb Guha Khasnobish) Journal of Economic Integration 17(4), December 2002, 777-810.

Do Indian firms following the Pecking Order Hypothesis International Journal of Development Banking, Vol. 17, No 2, January 1999

A Hallmark of India's New Economic Policy: Deregulation and Liberalization of the Financial Sector, Journal of Asian Economics (JAE 11 (3), FALL, 2000) (Co-authored with Dr. Basudeb Guha-Khasnobish).

Financial Policy

Correlation Dynamics Inequity Markets: Evidence from India SaumitraN.Bhaduri (with S. RajaSethuDurai) forth coming in Research in International Business and Finance

International Equity Market Integration - The Indian Conundrum, Saumitra Bhaduri and Ashwin Samuel in Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2009 8: 45-66.

Buble in the Indian Stock Market: Myth or Reality, Saumitra Bhaduri and Mahima Ravi in Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, Vol 2 issue 1, Pages 79 – 92.

Are emerging Stock Markets sideshows? Some Stylized Facts from an emerging Economy India, Saumitra N Bhaduri and Bhargavi Shankar Journal of emerging market finance, 6:3 (2007): 229–248

Financial Liberalization and Managerial Discretion in the Security Issue Decision: Evidence from an Emerging Economy, Review of Pacific Basin and Policies (Vol. 4, No. 2 June 2001).

A Hallmark of India’s New Economic Policy: Deregulation and Liberalization of the Financial Sector, Journal of Asian Economics (JAE 11 (3), FALL, 2000) (Co-authored with Dr. Basudeb Guha-Khasnobish).

Liberalization and Firm’s Choice of Financial Structure in an Emerging Economy: The Indian Corporate Sector, in Development Policy Review, December 2000, (Vol. 18 and Issue 4).

The Effect of Financial Liberalization on the Efficiency of Capital Allocation: Some Evidence from a Developing Economy, India, International Journal of Development Banking (Vol.18, No 2, July 2000).

Decomposition of Aggregate Debt Intensity: Some Insights into the Financial Liberalisation Process in India, International Journal of Applied Economics Econometrics (Vol.8, July –2000).

Investment and Financial Constraints

“Investment and Capital Market Imperfections: Some Evidence from a Developing Economy, India” (PAC 06-12), Forthcoming Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP)

Investment, Financial Constraints and Financial Liberalization: Some Stylized Facts from a Developing Economy, India,forthcoming in Journal of Asian Economics,July-August, 2005.

A Critical Appraisal of the Effects of Financial Liberalization on Corporate Investment:India 1990-1995; International Journal of Development Banking, (Co-authored with Dr. Basudeb Guha-khasnobish). (Vol. 17, No 1, January 1999).

Development Economics

Stock prices, inflation and output: Evidence from wavelet analysis, (with S. Raja Sethu Durai,) Economic Modelling. Volume 26, Issue 5, September 2009, Pages 1089-1092

Ownership and Performance of the Indian Banking Industry: Revisited, Saumitra Bhaduri and K R Shanmugam, Journal of South Asian Development 3:2 (2008): 237–252.

Size, Age and Firm Growth in the Indian Manufacturing Firms (Co-authored with K.R.Shanmugam) Journal of Applied Economics Letter, Volume 9, Number 9/July15, 2002, pp. 607 – 613.

Decomposition of India’s Industrial Energy Use: A case Study Using Energy IntensityApproach, International Journal of Global Energy Issue (Co-authored with Rajeev. KChaturvedi) (Vol. 17. No. 2).

Composite Indices of Basic Human Needs and Income in India, under revision for Artha Vijnana (Co-authored with Dr. K. R Shanmugam) (Vol. XLII No 2).

Books Fundamentals of Financial Management, Pearson Education Limited James Van Horne and John Wachowicz and Saumitra N Bhaduri Capital Structure Choice: Some Evidence from an Emerging Economy, India by Saumitra N Bhaduri (Paperback - Aug 9, 2009).

Popular Articles :

The Hindu Business Line: Is the stock market boom a sideshow? 29/9/2005

The Hindu Business Line: Making sense of the Sensex 6/10/2005

Chartered Financial Analyst : CRM Deliverance is the Key. October 2005

The Hindu Business Line: CRM in Bank Serve Thy Customer 4/11/2005

The Hindu Business Line: Indian Banking Sector: Is it on the right track? 10/12/2005

The Hindu Business Line : BPO industry due for mid-course correction 27/12/2005

The Hindu Business Line: No-frills account - Instrument to combat credit rationing 24/01/2006

The Hindu Business Line: Bad money drives good money out 10/02/2006

Capital Market and Services (Corporate Finance) and Statistical Methods / Econometrics.

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