Raj Singh
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Education:
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BS 1985Mechanical Engineering Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra Univ.
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MBA 1989Information Systems Baruch College, City University of New York
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MS 1991Finance Carnegie-Mellon University
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PhD 1995Finance Carnegie-Mellon University
Expertise:
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Corporate Finance
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Auction Theory
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Market Microstructure
Biography
Raj Singh's research interests include corporate finance, auction theory, agency theory, and market-microstructure. He received the 2002 Best Corporate Finance Paper Award from the Western Finance Association, was a runner-up for the 2002 Glucksman Institute Research Prize, and was recognized for his teaching in BusinessWeek's Guide to the Best Business Schools in 1997, 1999, and 2001.
His research has appeared in publications such as the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Law, Economics & Organizations, and Journal of Accounting Research. He served on the academic advisory board for the Carlson Consulting Enterprise and currently serves on the editorial board of the International Review of Finance. He holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University.
Selected Works & Activities
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Journal ArticlesThe Economics of Club Bidding and Value Creation (with Robert Marquez), Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming).
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Journal Articles"Stapled Finance" (with Paul Povel), Journal of Finance, 66:3, June 2010.
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Journal ArticlesBooms, Busts and Fraud (with Paul Povel and Andy Winton), Review of Financial Studies, July 2007, 20:4.
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Journal ArticlesMarkets, Investor Sentiments, and IPO Pricing (with A. Ljungqvist and V. Nanda), Journal of Business, 79:4, July 2006.
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Journal ArticlesTakeover Contests With Asymmetric Bidders (with Paul Povel), Review of Financial Studies, 19:4, Winter 2006.
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Journal ArticlesImprecision in Accounting Measurement: Can it be Value Enhancing? (with Chandra Kanodia and Andrew Spero), Journal of Accounting Research, 43:2, June 2005.
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Journal ArticlesSale-Backs in Bankruptcy (with Paul Povel), Journal of Law, Economics & Organizations,October 2007, 23:2.
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Journal ArticlesBond Insurance: What is Special about Munis? (with Vikram Nanda), Journal of Finance, 59:5, October 2004.
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Journal Articles"Effect of Decimalization on the Bid-Ask Spread and its Components," with S. Gibson and V. Yerramilli, Journal of Financial Intermediation, 12:3, 2003
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Journal Articles"The Resolution of Bankruptcy by Auction: Allocating the Residual Right of Design," with S. Bhattacharyya, Journal of Financial Economics, 54:3, December 1999
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AbstractsEndogenous Informed Trading in the Presence of Trading Costs: Theory and Evidence (with Jin-Wan Cho & Jhinyoung Shin), Journal of Financial Markets, 2:3, August 1999.
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Journal Articles"Takeover Bidding with Toeholds: The Case of the Owners Curse," Review of Financial Studies, 11:4, Winter 1998
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Analyst Monitoring and Managerial Incentives (with Vijay Yerramilli)
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Information Content of Put Warrant Issues (with Paul Povel & Scott Gibson)
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<p>Prices and Volumes in the Housing Market (with Sugato Bhattacharyya).</p>
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Best dissertation award, GSIA, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
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Associate Editor: International Review of Finance
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Best Corporate Finance Paper, Western Finance Association (2002)
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Personal Income Tax and Corporate Investment (with Murray Frank & Tracy Wang)
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Tests of Long-Term Abnormal Performance: Analysis of Power (with Alexander Nekrasov and Pervin Shroff)
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Adhoc referee: Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Economic Theory, NSF, Finance Research Letters, American Economic Review, Financial Review, Journal of Banking & Finance, Financial Management Association and Journal of European Economic Association