Mahyar Kargar

Mahyar Kargar is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Illinois. His research focuses on financial markets, asset pricing, and corporate finance with emphasis on market liquidity, intermediation, and investor behavior. Key areas include OTC markets, corporate bond dynamics, and the effects of public policies on financial systems.

Recent work explores topics like investor demand elasticity, liquidity provision in crises, and the incidence of student loan subsidies. Collaborations span institutions globally, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach. His research has been cited in policy sources and widely shared on academic platforms.

Notable contributions include analysis of corporate bond liquidity during the 2020 crisis, heterogeneous intermediary pricing models, and the impact of public pensions on housing markets. Kargar’s findings bridge theoretical finance with real-world policy implications.

His publications appear in top journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Economic Theory. Active on social platforms, his work garners significant reader engagement across Mendeley and X.