Pratik Kothari
Title: Assistant Professor of Finance
Office: 338A Elliott Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3265
Email: [email protected]
Education:
University of Missouri (Ph.D. Finance)
Teaching Interest:
Portfolio management, Investments, Derivatives
Research Interest:
Asset pricing, Investments, Mutual funds, Big-data analysis, Return predictability
Biography:
Dr. Pratik Kothari brings over four years of experience in investment management, valuation, and consulting. Most recently, he worked at Cornerstone Research in New York, where he conducted economic and financial analysis for major financial litigations and regulatory proceedings related to market manipulation. He specializes in investments, performance evaluation, asset pricing, financial markets, and big-data analysis. He has presented his research at major academic and industry conferences, and his papers have been published in leading finance academic journals.
Awards:
Winemiller Excellence Award for Quantitative and Analytics Research, University of Missouri, Outstanding Graduate Research Award, University of Missouri, August 2018
Raymond and Susan Chen International Ph.D. Scholarship, University of Missouri, October 2015
Journals and Articles:
Kothari, P. , O'Doherty, M. S. Job Postings and Aggregate Stock Returns. Journal of Financial Markets. Forthcoming
Kothari, P. , Chacon, R. G., Morillon, T. G. Economies of Scale in the Real Estate Mutual Fund Industry. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. Forthcoming
Kothari, P. , Abdulmanova, A. , Ferris, S. P., Jayaraman, N. P.(2021). The Effect of Investor Attention on Fraud Discovery and Value Loss in Securities Class Action Litigation. Journal of Financial Research. 44(3), 513-552
Kothari, P. , Chance, D. M., Ferris, S. P. Bragging rights: Does corporate boasting imply value creation?. Journal of Corporate Finance. 67(,), 101863
School of Business Administration