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Santosh Koirala

University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School

Associate Professor of Finance

Edgbaston Park Road

Birmingham, B15 2TY

United Kingdom

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1.

Negative ESG Incidents and Corporate Political Connections

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Nov 2022
Rotana Alkadi, Sandeep Rao and Santosh Koirala
King Abdul Aziz University, College of Business, Finance Department, Dublin City University Business School and University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School
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ESG, ESG dimensions, negative ESG incidents, corporate political connection, corporate reputation risk, political hard-money contributions, firm value

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Geopolitical Risk and M&A: The Role of National Governance Institutions

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 22 Nov 2022
Santosh Koirala, Sandeep Rao, Sulaiman Aldhawyan and Shaen Corbet
University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, Dublin City University Business School, Saudi Electronic University and Dublin City University
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Geopolitical risk, Mergers and Acquisitions, National institutions and governance

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Does Mandatory CSR Expenditure Regulation Induce Corporate Risk-Taking?

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2022
Sandeep Rao, Partha P. Roy and Santosh Koirala
Dublin City University Business School, University of Birmingham and University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School
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Corporate social responsibility; Risk-taking; ESG; Emerging market; CSR

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When Rain Matters! Investment Timing and Value Relevance

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 73, 2022
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 May 2020 Last Revised: 31 May 2022
Sandeep Rao, Santosh Koirala, Chandra Thapa and Suman Neupane
Dublin City University Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, University of Strathclyde and Griffith University - Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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Abnormal Rainfall, Firm Value, Investment Timing, Capital Expenditure

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Do Titans Deliver the ESG Promise? Societal Recognition and Responsible Corporate Decisions

Number of pages: 88 Posted: 20 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2024
Hisham Farag, Santosh Koirala, Di Luo and Sandeep Rao
University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, University of Southampton - Southampton Business School and Dublin City University Business School
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ESG, Title of Honor, Social identity, Social influence, Peerage system, Honorific, Board characteristics, corporate board governance

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The Market for Corporate Control and Risk-taking: Evidence from Global M&A Laws

British Journal of Management (forthcoming)
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 31 May 2022
Santosh Koirala, Sandeep Rao, Hisham Farag and Andrew P. Marshall
University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, Dublin City University Business School, University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School and University of Strathclyde - Strathclyde Business School
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Market for corporate control, short-termism, corporate risk-taking, firm value, investor protection, rule of law, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

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How Disruptive is Financial Technology?

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Aug 2024 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2026
Douglas J. Cumming, Hisham Farag, Santosh Koirala and Danny McGowan
Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business, University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School and Durham University
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fintech, banking, deposits

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What Can Nepal Learn from Her South Asian Neighbors, Ireland and UK for Sustained Economic Growth? A Policy Commentary

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2024
Santosh Koirala and Subhas Bhandari
University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School and Chartered Accountant & Chartered Tax Adviser
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Institutional Quality, Regulatory regimes, Country Governance Index

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Access to Internal Capital, Creditor Rights, and Corporate Borrowing: Does Group Affiliation Matter?

Thapa, C., Rao, S., Farag, H., & Koirala, S. (2020). Access to internal capital, creditor rights and corporate borrowing: Does group affiliation matter?. Journal of Corporate Finance, 101585. Doi 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101585
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 15 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2021
Chandra Thapa, Sandeep Rao, Hisham Farag and Santosh Koirala
University of Strathclyde, Dublin City University Business School, University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School and University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School
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Creditor protection, Internal capital, Capital Structure, Leverage, Business groups, Corporate borrowing, Firm performance

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Pricing Restrictions and Pairing Effect in Bank Loan Market: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Nepal

Number of pages: 101 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
Santosh Koirala
University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School
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Geopolitical Risk and M&A: The Role of National Governance Institutions

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Dec 2022
Sandeep Rao, Santosh Koirala, Shaen Corbet and Sulaiman Aldhawyan
Dublin City University Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, Dublin City University and Saudi Electronic University
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Geopolitical Risk, Mergers and Acquisitions, National Institutions, Governance.

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Cyber Laws and Firm Valuation: A Worldwide Evidence

Posted: 14 Mar 2024
Hisham Farag, Di Luo, Santosh Koirala and Sandeep Rao
University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School, University of Southampton - Southampton Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School and Dublin City University Business School

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Cyber crime, Cyber laws, Firm Value

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Corporate Governance Reform and Risk-Taking: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in an Emerging Market

Posted: 24 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2021
Santosh Koirala, Andrew P. Marshall, Suman Neupane and Chandra Thapa
University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, University of Strathclyde - Strathclyde Business School, Griffith University - Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics and University of Strathclyde - Department of Accounting and Finance

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corporate governance reform, risk-taking, emerging market, natural-experiment.