Sanjay Rajagopal

Sanjay Rajagopal is a Professor at the School of Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, and Business Law within Western Carolina University's College of Business. His expertise spans finance, corporate finance, and emerging financial markets. He holds a DBA in Finance from Mississippi State University, an MBA from Western Carolina University, an MA in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a BA (Honors in Economics) from the University of Delhi.

His research focuses on emerging financial markets and corporate financing patterns, with particular attention to stock market dynamics, real estate equities, and long-range dependence in sectoral indices. Recent work includes analyses of pandemic impacts on healthcare REITs and return persistence in IT stocks. He has also explored long memory effects in US stock returns during the 1990s bubble and capital structure theories in emerging economies.

Rajagopal’s teaching interests include Investments and Corporate Finance. His publications span over two decades, addressing topics such as infrastructure equity pricing, bond downgrade contagion effects, and risk management in transitioning economies. He has no listed scientific awards but maintains an active research agenda in global financial markets.

His advisory and grant activities are not explicitly detailed, though his extensive publication record suggests contributions to both academic and practical finance sectors. He is affiliated with Western Carolina University and maintains an office in the Forsyth Building.