Kumar Venkataraman

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Kumar Venkataraman is a scholar working on Finance, Accounting and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kumar Venkataraman has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Finance, 34 papers in Accounting and 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Kumar Venkataraman's work include Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (42 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (29 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (18 papers). Kumar Venkataraman is often cited by papers focused on Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (42 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (29 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (18 papers). Kumar Venkataraman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cyprus and India. Kumar Venkataraman's co-authors include Hendrik Bessembinder, William F. Maxwell, Hemang Desai, Venkat Eleswarapu, Amber Anand, Paul J. Irvine, Andy Puckett, Nilabhra Bhattacharya, Srinivasan Krishnamurthy and Rex Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.

In The Last Decade

Kumar Venkataraman

49 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Capital Commitment and Illiquidity in Corporate Bonds 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Capital Commitment and Illiquidity in Corporate Bonds
    2018 191 citations Hendrik Bessembinder, Stacey E. Jacobsen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kumar Venkataraman United States 27 2.7k 2.0k 1.1k 410 280 49 3.3k
Xuemin Sterling Yan United States 25 2.7k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 378 0.9× 231 0.8× 55 3.2k
Karl B. Diether United States 12 2.6k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 416 1.0× 225 0.8× 15 3.1k
Sunil Wahal United States 24 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 907 0.8× 361 0.9× 216 0.8× 55 2.7k
Ronnie Sadka United States 28 4.0k 1.5× 2.4k 1.2× 1.9k 1.8× 443 1.1× 465 1.7× 77 4.3k
Robert A. Van Ness United States 24 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 802 0.7× 338 0.8× 210 0.8× 126 2.0k
Paul A. Spindt United States 22 1.9k 0.7× 2.6k 1.2× 945 0.9× 590 1.4× 199 0.7× 49 3.3k
Matthew C. Ringgenberg United States 16 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 738 0.7× 233 0.6× 231 0.8× 46 1.9k
Rudi Vander Vennet Belgium 22 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 210 0.5× 278 1.0× 66 3.1k
Michael J. Schill United States 17 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 579 1.4× 296 1.1× 51 3.0k
George Kanatas United States 18 1.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 918 0.9× 272 0.7× 108 0.4× 40 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kumar Venkataraman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kumar Venkataraman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kumar Venkataraman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bessembinder, Hendrik, Stacey E. Jacobsen, William F. Maxwell, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2022). Overallocation and secondary market outcomes in corporate bond offerings. Journal of Financial Economics. 146(2). 444–474. 10 indexed citations
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Bessembinder, Hendrik, Stacey E. Jacobsen, William F. Maxwell, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2020). Syndicate Structure, Primary Allocations, and Secondary Market Outcomes in Corporate Bond Offerings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Bessembinder, Hendrik, Chester S. Spatt, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2019). A Survey of the Microstructure of Fixed-Income Markets. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 55(1). 1–45. 81 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Stacey E. & Kumar Venkataraman. (2018). Does Trade Reporting Improve Market Quality in an Institutional Market? Evidence from 144a Corporate Bonds. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Bessembinder, Hendrik, Allen Carrion, Laura A. Tuttle, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2016). Liquidity, resiliency and market quality around predictable trades: Theory and evidence. Journal of Financial Economics. 121(1). 142–166. 74 indexed citations
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Anand, Amber & Kumar Venkataraman. (2016). Market conditions, fragility, and the economics of market making. Journal of Financial Economics. 121(2). 327–349. 74 indexed citations
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Venkataraman, Kumar. (2014). Study on Geometric and Dimensional Properties of Double Pique Knitted Fabrics using Cotton Sheath Elastomeric Core Yarn. Journal of textile and apparel technology and management. 8(4). 1 indexed citations
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Baruch, Shmuel, Marios A. Panayides, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2013). Informed Trading before Unscheduled Corporate Events: Theory and Evidence. 2 indexed citations
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Bessembinder, Hendrik, Allen Carrion, Kumar Venkataraman, & Laura A. Tuttle. (2012). Predatory or Sunshine Trading? Evidence from Crude Oil ETF Rolls. SSRN Electronic Journal. 21 indexed citations
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Bhattacharya, Nilabhra, Hemang Desai, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2012). Does Earnings Quality Affect Information Asymmetry? Evidence from Trading Costs*. Contemporary Accounting Research. 30(2). 482–516. 273 indexed citations
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Anand, Amber & Kumar Venkataraman. (2012). Should Exchanges Impose Market Maker Obligations?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 19 indexed citations
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Jones, Charles M., Marc L. Lipson, Ekkehart Boehmer, et al.. (2010). Are Retail Orders Different. 10 indexed citations
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Bhattacharya, Neil, Hemang Desai, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2008). Earnings Quality and Information Asymmetry: Evidence from Trading Costs. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28 indexed citations
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Eleswarapu, Venkat & Kumar Venkataraman. (2006). The Impact of Legal and Political Institutions on Equity Trading Costs: A Cross-Country Analysis. Review of Financial Studies. 19(3). 1081–1111. 166 indexed citations
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Desai, Hemang, Srinivasan Krishnamurthy, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2006). Do Short Sellers Target Firms with Poor Earnings Quality? Evidence from Earnings Restatements. Review of Accounting Studies. 11(1). 71–90. 260 indexed citations
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Eleswarapu, Venkat, Rex Thompson, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2004). The Impact of Regulation Fair Disclosure: Trading Costs and Information Asymmetry. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 39(2). 209–225. 205 indexed citations
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Bessembinder, Hendrik & Kumar Venkataraman. (2004). Does an electronic stock exchange need an upstairs market?. Journal of Financial Economics. 73(1). 3–36. 120 indexed citations
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Desai, Hemang, S. Krishnamurthy, & Kumar Venkataraman. (2004). Do Short Sellers Target Firms with Poor Earnings Quality? Evidence from Earnings Restatements. SSRN Electronic Journal. 58 indexed citations
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Eleswarapu, Venkat & Kumar Venkataraman. (2003). The Impact of Legal and Political Institutions on Equity Trading Costs: A Cross-Country Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 46 indexed citations
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Venkataraman, Kumar. (2000). Automated Versus Floor Trading: An Analysis of Execution Costs on the Paris and New York Exchanges. SSRN Electronic Journal. 143 indexed citations

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