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Gaurav Kankanhalli is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, where he holds the prestigious Ben L. Fryrear Early Career Faculty Fellowship. His academic journey began at the University of Oxford where he earned both his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and Management and an M.Sc. (with Distinction) in Financial Economics, before completing his Ph.D. in Finance at Cornell University's SC Johnson Graduate School of Management in 2020.
His educational background demonstrates exceptional academic achievement across prestigious institutions:
- Ph.D., Finance, Cornell University (2020)
- M.Sc. (with Distinction), Financial Economics, University of Oxford
- B.A. (Hons.), Economics and Management, University of Oxford
Kankanhalli's research program centers on empirical corporate finance with a distinctive focus on how uncertainty shapes corporate behavior. His work examines how firms respond to various forms of uncertainty including political events like Brexit, economic shocks like the pandemic, and technological disruptions. He has developed a sophisticated methodological approach that leverages natural experiments to isolate causal effects in corporate decision-making.
His publication record demonstrates remarkable productivity with multiple papers in top-tier finance journals including the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. His research portfolio reveals a cohesive theme exploring how uncertainty affects asset allocation, hiring practices, innovation strategies, and financing decisions.
As a recipient of the Ben L. Fryrear Early Career Faculty Fellowship, Kankanhalli has received significant institutional recognition for his research potential. His work has also garnered attention through presentations at major finance conferences and working paper circulation through the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Kankanhalli teaches Corporate Finance at the undergraduate level at the University of Pittsburgh, bringing his cutting-edge research insights into the classroom. His current working papers suggest continued exploration of innovation dynamics, technological progress, and the relationship between uncertainty and industry structure, indicating a research trajectory focused on fundamental questions in corporate finance with real-world policy implications.
