Nitish Kumar

Assistant Professor

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Nitish Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Warrington College of Business, University of Florida. He received a Ph.D. in Finance from the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago in 2015. Before that, he earned an MBA degree from Anderson School of Management, UCLA and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India. Kumar’s primary research interests are in corporate finance, financial intermediation, and political economy of firms and banks.

Education All years

PhD, The University of Chicago, 2015

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University of Florida finance faculty research among most read, according to Financial Times — July 11, 2023 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Inquiring academic and business minds into the latest and greatest research are looking to the work of two University...
Exposing the dual role of mutual funds in connection with investment banks — May 18, 2023 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Institutional investors and investment banks are two key players in today’s financial system. The relationship betwe...
Research Roundup: Innovative ideas from Warrington in 2019-2020 — August 11, 2020 — Over the 2019-2020 academic year, Warrington College of Business faculty members reminded us why they’re some of the best in the world. Fr...
New study highlights the real cost of political interference in banking — February 11, 2020 — GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Banks across the world have long faced a common threat – political interference. Previous studies have shown that th...
The decline in secured debt — January 30, 2020 — Assistant Professor of Finance Nitish Kumarn“What role does collateral play in corporate borrowing?” ask Assistant Professor of Finance...

Courses Taught Last 3 years

Equity and Capital Mkt (FIN4504)
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Phd Students Advised Last 3 years

Jing Lu — 2019 — Current
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Charles Gavin Pearson — 2022 — 2024
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Cheng Zhang — 2022 — 2024
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Mingyin Zhu — 2023 — 2024
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Manvendra Tiwari — 2021 — 2022
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Mustafa Emin — 2021 — 2022
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MANVENDRA TIWARI — 2018 — 2021
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MUSTAFA EMIN — 2018 — 2021
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Professional Service Last 5 years

Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, Journal of Corporate Finance — 2023 to 2024
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Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, Review of Financial Studies — 2023 to 2024
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Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, Journal of Banking and Finance — 2023
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Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, Journal of Financial Intermediation — 2023
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Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, Review of Corporate Finance Studies — 2023
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Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, Review of Economics and Statistics — 2023
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Committee Member, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting 2022 — 2022
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Book Chapter Publications Last 5 years

Sustainable Private Capital Markets
Status: Published

Published Year: 2023

Authors: Sehoon Kim, Nitish Kumar, Jongsub Lee, Junho Oh
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Journal Article Publications Last 5 years

“Inter-firm Relationships and the Special Role of Common Banks”
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Financial Intermediation

Published Year: 2024

Authors: Andy Naranjo, Nitish Kumar, Emanuela Giocomini
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The Decline of Secured Debt
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Finance

Published Year: 2024

Authors: Nitish Kumar, Efraim Benmelech, Raghuram Rajan
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ESG Lending
Status: 1st Revise and Resubmit

Journal: Journal of Financial Economics

Published Year: 2023

Authors: Sehoon Kim, Nitish Kumar, Jongsub Lee, Junho Oh
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Customers as Friendly Shareholders: Uncovering the Complex Mutual Fund-Broker Relationship
Status: Accepted

Journal: Management Science

Accepted Year: 2023

Authors: Nitish Kumar, Yuehua Tang, Kelsey Wei
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The Secured Credit Premium and the Issuance of Secured Debt
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Financial Economics

Published Year: 2022

Authors: Nitish Kumar, Efraim Benmelech, Raghuram Rajan
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Prime (information) brokerage
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Financial Economics

Published Year: 2020

Authors: Nitish Kumar, Kevin Mullally, Sugata Ray, Yuehua Tang
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Political Interference and Crowding Out in Bank Lending
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Financial Intermediation

Published Year: 2019

Author: Nitish Kumar
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University of Florida
Warrington College of Business
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department
Stuzin Hall 312

(352) 392-0115

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