Ashwini Agrawal

Dr. Ashwini Agrawal is an Associate Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research focuses on corporate finance, governance, and labor economics, with particular emphasis on how corporate policies interact with labor markets and information technologies.

Research interests span corporate decision-making under labor constraints, bankruptcy reorganization effects, and information flow between employees and financial markets. His work combines theoretical modeling with empirical analysis of firm-level data.

Dr. Agrawal's recent publications examine municipal bond markets, bankruptcy procedures, and information dispersion in organizations. His research consistently demonstrates how employee knowledge and labor market conditions influence corporate outcomes and market efficiency.

Awards include:

• Review of Financial Studies Best Paper Award in Behavioral Finance (2022)
• 4-Nations Cup Research Prize (First Place, 2019)
• Review of Financial Studies Referee of the Year (2018)
• Review of Financial Studies Young Researcher Award (2011)

He teaches courses in corporate finance, private equity, and financial policy at both graduate and undergraduate levels, maintaining an active research group investigating finance-labor intersections.