Madhav V. Rajan

Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting

1101 East 58th Street

Chicago, IL 60637-1561

United States

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Conservatism, Growth and Return on Investment

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Conservatism, Growth and Return on Investment

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 04 Dec 2006
Madhav V. Rajan, Stefan J. Reichelstein and Mark T. Soliman
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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Conservatism, Growth, Return on Investment

Conservatism, Growth, and Return on Investment

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 1956
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 07 Feb 2007
Madhav V. Rajan, Stefan J. Reichelstein and Mark T. Soliman
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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cost accounting, financial analysis, financial statements, valuation

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Depreciation Rules and the Relation Between Marginal and Historical Cost

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Depreciation Rules and the Relation Between Marginal and Historical Cost

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 Sep 2008
Madhav V. Rajan and Stefan J. Reichelstein
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business
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depreciation, historical cost, accounting cost, economic cost, marginal cost

Depreciation Rules and the Relation Between Marginal and Historical Cost

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 Apr 2009
Madhav V. Rajan and Stefan J. Reichelstein
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Optimal Team Size and Monitoring in Organizations

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Mar 2007
Pierre Jinghong Liang, Madhav V. Rajan and Korok Ray
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and University of Chicago GSB
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teams, incentives, contracts, monitoring

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Conservatism Correction for the Market-to-Book Ratio and Tobin's q

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4626, Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper No. 176
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 06 Mar 2014
Maureen F. McNichols, Madhav V. Rajan and Stefan J. Reichelstein
Stanford University, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business
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How Economically Significant Are Unused Capacity Costs? A Large-Scale Empirical Analysis

Management Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 09 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2019
Merle Ederhof, Venky Nagar and Madhav V. Rajan
Stanford University, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
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An Information-based Model for the Differential Treatment of Gains and Losses

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2018
Venky Nagar, Madhav V. Rajan and Korok Ray
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Texas A&M University
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Evolutionary economics, financial accounting, conservatism, prospect theory, game theory

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Optimal Information Asymmetry

Accounting Review, Vol. 81, No. 3, 2006
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Dec 2011
Madhav V. Rajan and Richard E. Saouma
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University
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optimal adverse selection, information asymmetry, contract theory

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Proof of Local Stability of the Rate-of-Return Regulation Process

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 2042
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 18 Jan 2010
Alexander Nezlobin, Madhav V. Rajan and Stefan J. Reichelstein
London School of Economics, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business
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cost accounting, economic theory, Regulation

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An Examination of the Efficiency of Resource Allocation Auctions within Firms

Resource Allocation Auctions within Firms. Journal of Accounting Research, December, 2007.
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Dec 2011
Stanley Baiman, Paul E. Fischer, Paul E. Fischer, Madhav V. Rajan and Richard E. Saouma
University of Pennsylvania - Accounting Department, University of Pennsylvania - Accounting DepartmentUniversity of Pennsylvania, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University
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capital budgeting, resource allocation, auctions, simple mechanisms, simple contracts, adverse selection, moral hazard

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Structural Properties of the Price-to-Earnings and Price-to-Book Ratios

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 27 Mar 2016
Alexander Nezlobin, Madhav V. Rajan and Stefan J. Reichelstein
London School of Economics, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business

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price-to-earnings, price-to-book, Tobin's q, growth, profitability, conservatism

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Knowledge, Compensation, and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis of Firm Communication

Journal of Accounting and Economics, Volume 58, Issue 1, August 2014, Pages 96–116, Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 12-03, Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Working Paper No. 83
Posted: 24 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2015
Feng Li, Michael Minnis, Venky Nagar and Madhav V. Rajan
Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiaotong University, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

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knowledge, communication, firm value, compensation, authority, organization

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Objective Versus Subjective Indicators of Managerial Performance

Accounting Review, 2009
Posted: 23 Sep 2008
Madhav V. Rajan and Stefan J. Reichelstein
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business

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discretion, bonus pools, subjective performance measurement

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Insider Trades and Private Information: The Special Case of Delayed-Disclosure Trades

The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 20, Issue 6, pp. 1833-1864, 2007
Posted: 26 Jun 2008
Shijun Cheng, Venky Nagar and Madhav V. Rajan
Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

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K22, G34, G38, G30, M41

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Measuring Customer Relationships: The Case of the Retail Banking Industry

Management Science, June 2005
Posted: 31 May 2005
Venky Nagar and Madhav V. Rajan
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

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Nonfinancial measures, earnings prediction

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A Perspective on Asymmetric Information, Incentives and Intrafirm Resource Allocation

Management Science, Forthcoming
Posted: 19 Jul 2004
Madhav V. Rajan and Stefan J. Reichelstein
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Stanford University - Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Intrafirm resource allocation, Managerial Incentives, Asymmetric Information

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Identifying Control Motives in Managerial Ownership: Evidence from Antitakeover Legislation

Posted: 27 May 2004
Shijun Cheng, Venky Nagar and Madhav V. Rajan
Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

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Antitakeover legislation, Managerial ownership, Control

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The Revenue Implications of Financial and Operational Measures of Product Quality

Posted: 04 Oct 2001
Venky Nagar and Madhav V. Rajan
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

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Non-financial performance measures; Costs of quality; Customer goodwill

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Optimal Cost Targets and Incentives for Acquiring Expertise

Posted: 27 Apr 1999
Stanley Baiman and Madhav V. Rajan
University of Pennsylvania - Accounting Department and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

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Limits to Voluntary Disclosure in Efficient Markets

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND FINANCE, Vol 11, No 3, Summer 1996
Posted: 25 Jun 1998
Bharat Sarath and Madhav V. Rajan
Rutgers University and Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

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The Value of Correlated Signals in Agencies

RAND JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, Vol 28 No 1
Posted: 05 Mar 1997
Madhav V. Rajan and Bharat Sarath
Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Rutgers University

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