EDUCATION Ph.D, Finance (2007) Georgia Institute of Technology Thesis:
Three Essays on the Role of Information Networks in Financial Markets B.Tech (Honors),
Chemical Engineering (2002) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
ACADEMIC
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of Finance, July 2007-present Loyola University Chicago, Quinlan
School of Business (On Leave Fall 2011- Spring 2012)
RESEARCH/TEACHING INTERESTS
Investments: Mutual Funds,
Private Equity, Venture Capital
Corporate
Finance: Mergers and Acquisitions, IPOs, Entrepreneurial Finance
Behavioral Finance
Information Economics
PUBLICATIONS
"Investing
in the 'New Economy': Mutual Fund Performance and the Nature of the Firm" Journal of
Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming. "Geography,
Informal Information Flows and Mutual Fund Investments"
(with
Richard Fu (University of Alabama)) Financial Management, conditionally accepted.
"When Active Fund Managers Deviate from their Peers: The Impact on Performance" Journal of Banking and Finance, 2013, Vol. 37 (4), 1286–1305.
"The Decline in Venture-backed IPOs: Implications for Capital Recovery" (with Susan Chaplinsky (Darden, University of Virginia))
Handbook of Academic Research on IPOs, 2013, Edward Elgar Publishing.
"Mars-Venus
Marriages: Culture and Cross-border M&A" (with
Rajesh Chakrabarti (Indian School of Business),
Narayanan Jayaraman (Georgia Institute of Technology)) Journal of International Business
Studies, 2008, Vol. 40, 216–236.
"Are there Real Effects of Licensing
on Academic Research? A Life Cycle View" (with
Marie Thursby (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jerry Thursby (Georgia Institute of Technology)) Journal
of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2007, Vol. 63, 577–598. NBER WP#11497
WORKING
PAPERS
"Limited
Attention and Portfolio Choice: The
Impact of Attention Allocation on Mutual Fund Performance" (with Ankur Pareek (Rutgers
University))
American Finance Association (AFA) Annual
Meeting 2013 (San Diego)
Finalist for Crowell Prize 2013 (PanAgora Asset Management)
"Investment Risk Allocation and the Venture Capital Exit
Market" (with Susan Chaplinsky (Darden, University of Virginia))
Kauffman Foundation Conference, 2012
"On the Implications of the Form of Exit in Venture Capital" (available upon request) (with Susan Chaplinsky (Darden, University of Virginia))
"Categorical Thinking in Portfolio Choice" (available upon request)
"What Drives Home Bias in Corporate
Investments? Evidence from U.S. domestic M&A" (available upon request)
(with Cheol Eun (Georgia Institute of Technology))
HONORS AND AWARDS
Finalist for the 2013 Dr. Richard A. Crowell Memorial Prize awarded by Pan Agora Asset Management
Faculty Support Grant for Research and Innovations in Teaching (2013-2014, 2009-2010,
2008-2009)
Research Grant, Batten Institute for
Entrepreneurship and Innovation (2010-2011)
Loyola University Chicago, Summer
Research Award (2013, 2010, 2009, 2008)
National
Science Foundation (NSF) IGERT Graduate Associate (2004-2006)
American Finance Association (AFA)
Student Travel Award (2006) National Bureau of Economic Research
(NBER) Fellowship (2003) Best Graduating Student,
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (2002) IIT Joint Entrance Examination All
India Rank in top 0.5% West Bengal Joint Entrance
Examination All India Rank in top 0.1%
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
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2013
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American
Finance Association (AFA); Midwest Finance Association (MFA); EFMA
(UK); PanAgora Asset Management (Crowell Prize Finalist Presentation)
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2012
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Kauffman
Foundation; Loyola University Chicago (Departmental Seminar)
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2010
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CRSP
Forum (Chicago Booth); Financial Management Association (FMA); DePaul
University
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2009
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American
Finance Association (AFA)
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2008
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American
Finance Association (AFA); CRSP Forum (Chicago Booth); University of Virginia
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2007
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Midwest
Finance Association (MFA); University of Hawaii; Clemson University; Loyola
University Chicago
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2006
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Georgia
State University; EFM- Behavioral Finance Symposium; California State
University- Fullerton
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2005
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National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER);
Fortis
International Finance Conference; Georgia Institute of Technology; Indian School of Business
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2004
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National Bureau of Economic
Research (NBER); Financial Management Association (FMA)
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COURSES TAUGHT
FINC 332 – Business Finance
(Undergraduate)
FINC 335 – Investments
(Undergraduate)
FINC 452 – Investment Management
(MBA)
FINC 342 – Advanced Business Finance
(Undergraduate)
FINC 599 – Cross-border
M&A (MBA; Executive MBA; XLRI, Jamshedpur)
CONTACT
1 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611 Email: sguptamukherjee@luc.edu
Ph (o): (312) 915 6071
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