Dr Praveen Bhagawan is an Associate Professor in the Accounting and Finance area at IFMR GSB, Krea University. He holds a PhD in Finance from IFMR GSB and the University of Madras, as well as a Master’s Degree from Bangalore University. He has presented his research at top academic conferences, including the French Finance Association, the European Financial Management Association, the Applied Financial Modelling Conference, the India Finance Conference (held at IIM-A, IIM-B, and IIM-C), COSMAR (held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore), and the International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance (held at IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur).
He has been awarded the Best Paper Award in the area of Corporate Finance for the research papers he presented at IISc Bangalore in 2013, IIT Madras in 2016, and IIT Kanpur in 2018. Additionally, he attended the American Finance Association Meetings in 2015. He has published some of his research papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests are in the areas of Corporate Finance, International Financial Management, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Referred Journal Publications
- “The Determinants of Currency Derivatives Usage among Indian Non-financial Firms: An Empirical Study”, Bhagawan Praveen and Lukose Jijo, Studies in Economics and Finance, Vol. 34, No. 3, (2017): 363-382
- “Currency Exposure and Hedging Practices among Indian Non-financial Firms: An Empirical Study”, Bhagawan Praveen and Lukose Jijo, Foreign Trade Review, Vol. 49 No.3, (2014): 1-16
Honors and Awards
- 2nd Prize in the Best Research Paper Award in the Corporate Finance track at 3rd International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance (ICFMCF-2018) held at IIT Kanpur during Jul 12-14, 2018, for the paper “Mandatory CSR and Firm Value: Empirical Evidence from Indian Firms” (With Jyoti Prasad Mukhophyay)
- 1st Prize in the Best Research Paper Award in Corporate Finance track at the International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance (ICFMCF-2016) held at IIT Madras during Aug 12-13, 2016, for the paper “Corporate Derivative Use, Leverage, and the Cost of Equity: New Insights from Indian Non-financial Firms (With Chinmoy Ghosh, Jijo Lukose, and R L Shankar)
- Best Research Paper Award in the Finance track at The 13th COSMAR Conference 2013 held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore during 15th and 16th November 2013, for the paper “The Determinants of Firms’ Currency Derivatives Usage: A Panel Data Analysis” (With Jijo Lukose)
- American Finance Association (AFA) Travel Grant Award, 2015
- Gold Medalist in the Master of Commerce Programme
- Silver Medalist in the PGDFM Programme, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore
Other Publications
Does Mandatory CSR Expenditure affect Firm Value? Evidence from Indian firms in Ideas for India on Jan 4, 2018
