Rajesh K. Aggarwal

Northeastern University

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1.

Stock Market Manipulation - Theory and Evidence

AFA 2004 San Diego Meetings
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 08 Dec 2003
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Guojun Wu
Northeastern University and University of Houston
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Islamic Banks and Investment Financing

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Aug 1996
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Tarik Yousef
Northeastern University and Georgetown University - Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS)
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Corporate Political Donations: Investment or Agency?

published in Business and Politics 14.1 (2012), AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper, 2008 WFA Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2014
Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Felix Meschke and Tracy Yue Wang
Northeastern University, University of Kansas - Finance Area and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
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Corporate Governance, Political Donations, Investment, Agency

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Strategic IPO Underpricing, Information Momentum, and Lockup Expiration Selling

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Apr 2001
Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Laurie Krigman and Kent L. Womack
Northeastern University, Babson College and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Deceased)
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IPO, lockup expiration, insider selling, underpricing

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The Performance of Emerging Hedge Fund Managers

AFA 2009 San Francisco Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2008
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Philippe Jorion
Northeastern University and University of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School of Business
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hedge funds, emerging managers, incentives, performance evaluation

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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation - a Reply

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Oct 2002
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Principal-agent Problem, Incentives, Risk, Insurance

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Why Do Managers Diversify Their Firms? Agency Reconsidered

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Why Do Managers Diversify Their Firms? Agency Reconsidered

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Feb 2001
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Why Do Managers Diversify Their Firms? Agency Reconsidered

Posted: 06 Sep 2003
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation

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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Jan 1998
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: the Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation

NBER Working Paper No. w6634
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2022
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation

Posted: 03 Aug 1998
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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The Impact of Fundamentals on IPO Valuation

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Sep 2007
Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Sanjai Bhagat and Srinivasan Rangan
Northeastern University, University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance and Indian Institute of Management (IIMB), Bangalore
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Initial public offerings, equity valuation, insider ownership, investment banker prestige, new economy

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An Empirical Investigation of Internal Governance

AFA 2011 Denver Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2017
Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Huijing Fu and Yihui Pan
Northeastern University, Texas Christian University and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Detecting Performance Persistence in Fund Managers: Book Benchmark Alpha Analysis

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Dec 2005
Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Galin Georgiev and Jake Pinato
Northeastern University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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The Performance of Female Hedge Fund Managers

Review of Financial Economics, Forthcoming, Northeastern U. D’Amore-McKim School of Business Research Paper No. 2726584
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Feb 2016
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Nicole M. Boyson
Northeastern University and Northeastern University - D’Amore-McKim School of Business
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hedge funds, gender, performance

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Access, Common Agency, and Board Size

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 02 Aug 2004
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Dhananjay Nanda
Northeastern University and University of Miami - Department of Accounting
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Theory of the firm, Board Size, Governance, Compensation, Common agency

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Unrelated Acquisitions

AFA 2013 San Diego Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 17 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2017
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Mufaddal H. Baxamusa
Northeastern University and University of St. Thomas
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Mergers, Acquisitions, Internal Capital Markets, Segment

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Nonprofit Boards: Size, Performance, and Managerial Incentives

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 10 Oct 2011
Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Mark E. Evans and Dhananjay Nanda
Northeastern University, Wake Forest University and University of Miami - Department of Accounting
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Nonprofits, incentives, boards of directors

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Withdrawal of High-Frequency Traders and Intraday ETF Volatility during the COVID-19 Crisis

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Dec 2021
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Da Huang
Northeastern University and Northeastern University - D'Amore-McKim School of Business
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Volatility, high-frequency trading, COVID-19

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Incentives and Competition in the Airline Industry

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 04 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2019
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Carola Schenone
Northeastern University and University of Virginia - McIntire School
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Incentives, Competition, Airlines

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Access, Board Size, and Incentives in Non-Profit Firms

AAA 2007 Management Accounting Section (MAS) Meeting
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Jul 2006
Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Mark E. Evans and Dhananjay Nanda
Northeastern University, Wake Forest University and University of Miami - Department of Accounting
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Is There a Cost to Transparency?

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Is There a Cost to Transparency?

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Philippe Jorion and Rajesh K. Aggarwal
University of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School of Business and Northeastern University
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hedge funds, transparency, managed accounts, performance evaluation, fraud

Is There a Cost to Transparency?

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 68, No. 2, 2012
Posted: 26 Mar 2012
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Philippe Jorion
Northeastern University and University of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School of Business

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Alternative Investments, Best Practices, Regulatory Issues, Strategy Categories, Portfolio Management, Alternative Investment Portfolio Management Strategies, Hedge Funds

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Empire-Builders and Shirkers: Investment, Firm Performance, and Managerial Incentives

NBER Working Paper No. w7335
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2022
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence

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Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w5648
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 13 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2022
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence

Posted: 11 Dec 1996
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence

Posted: 04 Sep 1998
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility

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Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility

NBER Working Paper No. w7334
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2022
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility

Posted: 07 Apr 1998
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility

Posted: 03 Nov 2003
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Hidden Survivorship in Hedge Fund Returns

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 66, No. 2, 2010
Posted: 16 Apr 2010
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Philippe Jorion
Northeastern University and University of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School of Business

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Alternative Investments, Hedge Funds, Portfolio Management, Alternative Investment Portfolio Management Strategies