RAMABHADRAN (RAM) S. THIRUMALAI Indian School of Business Office: +91 (40) 2318 7151 Gachibowli Home: +91 (40) 2318 7202 Hyderabad 500 032 Fax: +91 (40) 2300 7035 India Email: ram_thirumalai@isb.edu WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India, 2006-present Visiting Assistant Professor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2005-2006, 2007 Visiting Assistant Professor, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, 2004-2005 Instructor, School of Continuing Studies, Indiana University, 2002-2004 Adjunct Lecturer, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2001-2004 Associate Instructor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 1996-2001 Graduate Assistant, Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina, 1994-1996 EDUCATION PhD in Business Administration, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2004 - Major in Finance - Minor in Mathematics MS in Statistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1996 BE (Honours) in Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 1993
RESEARCH INTERESTS Market Microstructure and Corporate Finance PUBLICATIONS on IPO Firm Values, with Scott B. Smart and Chad J. Zutter, 2008, Journal of Accounting and Economics 45, 94-115. Information Revelation in the Futures Market: Evidence from Single Stock Futures, with Kuldeep Shastri and Chad J. Zutter, 2008, Journal of Futures Markets 28, 335-353. WORKING PAPERS Advertising for Liquidity on the New York Stock Exchange, with Robert Jennings, first round review at the Journal of Financial Markets Active vs. passive ETFs The Bond ETF Market Does Exemption from Uptick Rule Effectively Alleviate Short-Sale Constraints? RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Accounting restatements, market effects, and changes in regulatory policy, with Kuldeep Shastri and Chad J. Zutter Asymmetric Earnings Response Puzzle: Conservative Accounting or Aggressive Reporting?, with Pankaj K. Jain and Joshua Ronen OTHER PUBLICATIONS Two Cumulative Damage Models for Strength of Composite Materials, 1997, with W. J. Padgett and P. D. Weathers, Journal of Applied Statistical Science 6, No. 2/3, 87-104
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS on IPO Firm Values, with Scott B. Smart and Chad J. Zutter 19 th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, 2006 Information Revelation in the Futures Market: Evidence from Single Stock Futures, with Kuldeep Shastri and Chad J. Zutter 2007 Financial Management Association European Conference (presented by co-author) MEDIA COVERAGE OF RESEARCH on IPO Firm Values, with Scott B. Smart and Chad J. Zutter Cited by the Dow Jones News Service, May 17, 2006 Cited by The Sacramento Bee, May 7, 2006 TEACHING INTERESTS Derivatives, International Finance, Investments, and Microstructure TEACHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES A) COURSES TAUGHT Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India OPFR: Options & Futures - Four sections, Term 5 2007-08 (Rating: 5.99/7) - Four sections, Term 5 2006-07 (Rating: 6.18/7) University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA BUSFIN 1328: Capital Markets - Two sections, Spring 2005 (Rating: 4.24/5) BUSFIN 1321: Investment Management - Two sections, Fall 2004 (Rating: 3.31/5)
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN F303: Intermediate Investments - Three sections, Spring 2007 (Rating: 5.55/7) F494: International Finance - Spring 2006 (Rating: 6.10/7) - Two sections, Fall 2005 (Rating: 5.39/7) - Two sections, Spring 2001 (Rating: 5.59/7) F305: Intermediate Corporate Finance - Two sections, Spring 2006 (Rating: 5.36/7) - Fall 2003 (Rating: 5.85/7) F421: Derivatives and Corporate Risk Management - Spring 2004 (Rating: 6.00/7) - Fall 2003 (Rating: 6.00/7) - Fall 2002 (Rating: 6.11/7) - Spring 2002 (Rating: 5.44/7) - Fall 2001 (Rating: 5.55/7) - Summer 1999 (Rating: 5.5/7) F335: Security Trading and Market Making - Spring 2002 (Rating: 5.68/7) - Fall 2001 (Rating: 6.00/7) F301: Financial Management - Two sections, Summer 1997 (Rating: 5.32/7) Note: Rating refers to overall assessment of the instructor. B) OTHER BBA Honors Thesis Advisor to Bryan Place, 2000-2001 AWARDS Outstanding Associate Instructor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2001
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Finance Association, Financial Management Association, Western Finance Association PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Discussant at Indian School of Business 2006 Centre for Analytical Finance Winter Research Conference (Theme: Microstructure of International Financial Markets) Discussant at 2005 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting Session Chairperson (substitute for Chad Zutter) and Discussant at 2004 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting