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Jains P. Chacko

Jains P. Chacko Email-ID: jains@rajagiri.edu

<p><span style="color:null"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:#fbfbfb">Jains holds a PhD in Finance from IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, awarded in July 2023. His doctoral research was titled &quot;Empirical Essays on the Implied Cost of Equity Capital.&quot; He began his professional career as an Academic Associate at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, where he assisted faculty members in research and teaching. This role helped him deepen his expertise in his areas of interest and gain valuable experience working alongside leading academics and researchers. In addition to his academic work, Jains completed a summer internship at Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd., a brokerage firm. This opportunity exposed him to real-time trading and enhanced his understanding of financial markets. He earned his M.Com. in Business Finance from Pondicherry University, where he developed a strong interest in corporate finance, corporate governance, sustainability finance, and financial markets. He has presented research papers at several notable conferences, including the World Finance Conference 2022, the Research Symposium on Finance and Economics 2022, and the SEBI-NISM Conference 2022. Jains has published research papers in well-known journals such as IIMB Management Review, Journal of Emerging Markets Finance, and Investment Management and Financial Innovations. One of his notable achievements is receiving the third-best paper award at the SEBI-NISM Conference in 2022. In 2024, he attended the Wharton Global Faculty Development Program, conducted by the Wharton School</span></span></span></span></p>

Educational Qualification

  • PhD in Finance, IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, Sricity, AP, India
  • M.Com. Business Finance, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
  • PGDBA, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

Work Experience (Research /Teaching)

  • Academic Associate, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Kerala

Area of Interest (Research /Teaching)

  • Corporate finance
  • Corporate governance
  • Sustainability finance
  • Financial markets

Journal Publication

  • Chacko, Jains & Padmakumari, Lakshmi. (2024). Does investor base affect the firm-level ex-ante cost of equity capital?. IIMB Management Review. 36. 10.1016/j.iimb.2024.04.003, SCOPUS Q2
  • Chacko, J. P. and Padmakumari, L. (2023), Does ownership structure affect the ex-ante cost of capital?. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 20(1), 112-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.20(1).2023.11 [ABDC-B] 
  • Chacko, J. P. and Padmakumari, L., (2023), The effect of investment inefficiency on expected returns. Journal of Emerging Market Finance. DOI: 10.1177/09726527231165365 [ABDC-B]

Paper Presentation

  • Investigation into the Nexus of Earnings Management, Investment Inefficiency, and Promoter Holding, 9th PAN IIM World Management Conference, IIM Sambalpur, India (January 22-24, 2024).
  • The effect of investment inefficiency on the implied cost of equity capital: Evidence from Indian firms. World Finance Conference held at the University of Turin, Italy (August 1-3, 2022)
  • The effect of investment inefficiency on the implied cost of equity capital: Evidence from Indian firms. Research Symposium on Finance and Economics held at the IFMR GSB-Krea University, India (June 16-17, 2022)
  • Does investor base affect the firm-level ex-ante cost of equity capital?. Third SEBI-NISM Research Conference 2022 on “Investing in Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Securities Markets” held at NISM, India (February 24-25, 2022)

Conferences / MDPs Attended / FDPs Attended

  • World Finance Conference, University of Turin, Italy (August 1-3, 2022)

Conferences / MDPs Organised / FDPs Organised

  • Conference coordinator of the track Rajagiri Conference on Economics and Finance in the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches to SDGs & International Partners' Meet (January 2024)
  • Member of the organising committee at the 5th International Rajagiri Management Conference, (August 2024)

Workshops / Training Attended

  • Participant – Research Workshop – Use of panel Regression in Corporate Finance Research, Rajagiri Management Conference (February, 2025)
  • Participant – FDP – An overview of quasi-natural experiments: DID, PSM and Entropy balancing, RBS (November, 2024)
  • Participant – FDP –  Wharton Global Faculty Development Program, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (August, 2024)
  • Participant – FDP – Teaching in the Age of AI: Strategies for Educators, RBS & RCSS (July, 2024)
  • Participant – Research Workshop – International Financial Reporting Standards, ACCA & MG University (February 2024)

Awards And Achievements

  • Third best paper award at the SEBI-NISM conference on Investing in Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Securities Markets (February 24-25, 2022)

Administrative Roles

  • Library Warden – Rajagiri Valley Campus (2024-25)
  • Hostel Warden – Rajagiri Valley Campus (2024-25)
  • Faculty Representative – Anti-Ragging Committee  (2024-25)
  • PGDM Admission Coordinator (2024-25)

Other Details

  • Peer Reviewer- Managerial and Decision Economics [ABDC B]