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S. Viswanathan

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

Associate Professor of Finance

Durham, NC 27708-0120

United States

Duke University - Department of Economics

213 Social Sciences Building

Box 90097

Durham, NC 27708-0204

United States

  • Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

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1.

Valuation Waves and Merger Activity: The Empirical Evidence

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Valuation Waves and Merger Activity: The Empirical Evidence

14th Conf. on Financial Economics & Accounting (FEA); AFA 2004 San Diego Meetings; EFA 2003 Meetings Paper No. 904; 5th Annual Texas Finance Festival
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 Jan 2004
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, S. Viswanathan and David T. Robinson
Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Valuation Waves and Merger Activity: The Empirical Evidence

Journal of Financial Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 18 Oct 2004
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, S. Viswanathan and David T. Robinson
Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

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Stock Market Declines and Liquidity

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper, EFA 2007 Ljubljana Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2008
Wenjin Kang, Allaudeen Hameed and S. Viswanathan
Renmin University of China - Hanqing Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Department of Finance and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Liquidity, Market decline, Liquidity commonality, Price reversal

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Merger Mechanisms

FEEM Working Paper No. 07.2004
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Feb 2004
Sandro Brusco, S. Viswanathan and Giuseppe Lopomo
SUNY at Stony Brook University, College of Arts and Science, Department of Economics, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School - Duke University
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Mechanism design, Merger

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Dynamic Risk Management

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, Fama-Miller Working Paper, Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 13-40
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 01 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2013
Adriano A. Rampini, Amir Sufi and S. Viswanathan
Duke University, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral, Risk management, Commodity prices, Financial distress, Airlines

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Leverage, Moral Hazard and Liquidity

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Citation 53

Leverage, Moral Hazard and Liquidity

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 17 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2010
Viral V. Acharya and S. Viswanathan
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Citation 53

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risk-shifting, credit rationing, market liquidity, funding liquidity, fire sales, financial crises, cash-in-the-market pricing

Leverage, Moral Hazard and Liquidity

NYU Working Paper No. 2451/29544
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2013
Viral V. Acharya and S. Viswanathan
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Leverage, Moral Hazard and Liquidity

NBER Working Paper No. w15837
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Mar 2010
Viral V. Acharya and S. Viswanathan
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral and Capital Structure

Forthcoming, Journal of Financial Economics, AFA 2011 Denver Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2013
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral, Capital Structure, Investment, Risk Management, Leasing, Tangible Capital, Intangible Capital

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Market Architecture: Limit Order Books Versus Dealership Markets

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Oct 1998
James J. D. Wang and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Endogenous Events and Long Run Returns

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Endogenous Events and Long Run Returns

EFA 2004 Maastricht Meetings Paper No. 4576
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 31 Jan 2005
S. Viswanathan and Bin Wei
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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Event studies, long run returns, pseudo-market timing, financial econometrics, unit roots

Endogenous Events and Long-Run Returns

Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 855-888, 2008
Posted: 26 Jun 2008
S. Viswanathan and Bin Wei
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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G14, G32

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Preferencing, Internalization, Best Execution and Dealer Profits

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Citation 51

Preferencing, Internalization, Best Execution and Dealer Profits

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 06 Dec 1997
Oliver Hansch, S. Viswanathan and Narayan Y. Naik
Pennsylvania State University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting
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Preferencing, Internalization, Best Execution, and Dealer Profits

Journal of Finance
Posted: 08 Aug 1998
Oliver Hansch, S. Viswanathan and Narayan Y. Naik
Pennsylvania State University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting

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Financing Auction Bids

EFA 2001 Barcelona Meetings
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Apr 2001
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and S. Viswanathan
Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral, Risk Management, and the Distribution of Debt Capacity

Journal of Finance, Vol. 65, 2010
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2010
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral, Risk management, Debt capacity, Financial constraints, Investment

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Do Inventories Matter in Dealership Markets? Evidence from the London Stock Exchange

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Do Inventories Matter in Dealership Markets? Evidence from the London Stock Exchange

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 03 Sep 1997
Oliver Hansch, S. Viswanathan and Narayan Y. Naik
Pennsylvania State University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting
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Do Inventories Matter in Dealership Markets? Evidence from the London Stock Exchange

Journal of Finance
Posted: 19 Mar 1998
Oliver Hansch, S. Viswanathan and Narayan Y. Naik
Pennsylvania State University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting

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Financial Intermediary Capital

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Financial Intermediary Capital

AFA 2013 San Diego Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2012
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral, Financial intermediation, Financial constraints, Investment

Financial Intermediary Capital

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 15 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2018
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral, Financial Intermediation, Financial Constraints, Investment

Financial Intermediary Capital

NBER Working Paper No. w23302
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 05 Apr 2017
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Financial Intermediary Capital

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12800
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 26 Mar 2018
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral, Financial constraints, Financial crises, Financial Intermediation, investment

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Why is Inter-Dealer Trading so Pervasive in Financial Markets?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Oct 1998
James J. D. Wang and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Financing Insurance

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Financing Insurance

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 30 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2018
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Household finance, Collateral, Insurance, Risk management, Financial constraints

Household Risk Management

NBER Working Paper No. w22293
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 01 Jun 2016
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Financing Insurance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12855
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 16 Apr 2018
Adriano A. Rampini and S. Viswanathan
Duke University and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Collateral, Financial constraints, household finance, Insurance, Risk management

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Public Trust, the Law, and Financial Investment

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 28 Nov 2007
Bruce I. Carlin, S. Viswanathan and Florin A. Dorobantu
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and The Brattle Group
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Trust, Growth, Regulation

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Efficient Mechanisms for Mergers and Acquisitions

International Economic Review, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 995-1035, August 2007
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Jul 2007
Sandro Brusco, S. Viswanathan and Giuseppe Lopomo
SUNY at Stony Brook University, College of Arts and Science, Department of Economics, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School - Duke University
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Moral Hazard, Collateral and Liquidity

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6630
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 Jun 2008
Viral V. Acharya and S. Viswanathan
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Credit rationing, financial crises, fire sales, funding liquidity, market liquidity, risk-shifting

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Why Do Firms Hedge? An Asymmetric Information Approach

Journal of Fixed Income, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2015
Douglas T. Breeden and S. Viswanathan
Duke University Fuqua School of Business and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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Risk Management in Financial Institutions

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 22 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2017
Adriano A. Rampini, S. Viswanathan and Guillaume Vuillemey
Duke University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and HEC Paris - Finance Department
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Risk management, Financial institutions, Interest rate risk, Financial constraints, Derivatives

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Corporate Reorganizations and Non-Cash Auctions

Journal of Finance, Vol. 55, pp. 1807-1849, 2000
Posted: 19 May 2004
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and S. Viswanathan
Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

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Auctions, Multidimensional Auction, Financial Constraints

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Market Valuation and Merger Waves

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Posted: 22 Nov 2002
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and S. Viswanathan
Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

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Mergers, Auction Theory, Financial Auctions, Bidding with Securities, Valuation in mergers

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Trade Disclosure Regulation in Markets with Negotiated Trades

Review Of Financial Studies, Vol. 12, Issue 3, 1999
Posted: 03 Jun 1999
Narayan Y. Naik, S. Viswanathan and Anthony Neuberger
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Cass Business School, City, University of London

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Disclosure Regulation in Competitive Dealership Markets: Analysis of the London Stock Exchange

London Business School Institute of Finance and Accounting Working Paper 193
Posted: 04 Nov 1998
Narayan Y. Naik, S. Viswanathan and Anthony Neuberger
London Business School - Institute of Finance and Accounting, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Cass Business School, City, University of London

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Strategic Trading When Agents Forecast the Forecasts of Others

J. OF FINANCE, Vol. 51 No. 4, September 1996
Posted: 20 Nov 1996
F. Douglas Foster and S. Viswanathan
The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance and Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

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