Arati Kale

Assistant Professor

Contact Information:

akale@providence.edu

401.865.1329..

Ryan Center for Business Studies 274

Education:

Ph.D. - Finance University of Texas at Arlington

Area(s) of Expertise:

Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, Investments

Awards and Honors:

Diversity Scholar Fellowship Providence College

Best Paper Award Research Symposium on Finance and Economics 2023

Dean’s Award for Inclusive Excellence Providence College School of Business

Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence Providence College School of Business

Dean’s Summer Research Fellowship Providence College School of Business

Selected Publications:

Kale, A. Is cash better with color?. Economics Letters.

Kale, A. Kale, D. (2023) The role of minority shareholders in private companies. .(47),

Kale, A. Kale, D. Lin, B. Did COVID have an impact on firms’ operating cycle?. Applied Economics.

Kale, A. Kale, D. Did COVID-19 change investors’ responses to earnings announcements?. Journal of Economic Asymmetries.

Kale, A. Kale, D. Villupuram, S. Financial distress risk and small-growth stocks. .

Ganji, G. Kale, A. Kale, D. (2021) Is beauty skin deep?. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance .(31(c)),

Selected Presentations:

Kale, A. The Greater New York Finance Women Symposium. , New York, NY - "Is cash better with color? Do CEOs of color generate a higher value of cash" December, 2023

Kale, A. Research Symposium on Finance and Economics. Krea University, Virtual - "Government Contract Transparency and Payoffs from Political Connections" June, 2023

Kale, A. Research Symposium on Finance and Economics. Krea University, Virtual - "Is cash better with color? Do CEOs of color generate higher value of cash" June, 2023

Kale, A. Research Symposium on Finance and Economics. Krea University, Virtual - "Price Rigidity Induced Transmission of Monetary Policy Through Banks" June, 2023

Kale, A. Research Symposium on Finance and Economics. Krea University, Virtual - "To sue or not to sue? Foreign sounding CEO names and class-action lawsuits" June, 2023

Kale, A. Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference. Deakin University, Virtual - "Rethinking the value and emission implications of green bonds" April, 2023

Kale, A. Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference. Deakin University, Virtual - "To sue or not to sue? Foreign sounding CEO names and class-action lawsuits" April, 2023

Kale, A. Conference on CSR, the Economy and Financial Markets . Global Finance Journal, Chicago, IL - "Gas, guns, and governments: Financial costs of anti-ESG policies" November, 2022

Kale, A. Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics . Academy of Behavioral Finance, Los Angeles, CA - "Financial knowledge and gender difference in overconfidence: A revisit" September, 2022

Kale, A. Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics. Academy of Behavioral Finance, Los Angeles, CA - "To sue or not to sue? Foreign sounding CEO names and class-action lawsuits" September, 2022

Kale, A. International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance . Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India - "Foreign promoters and corporate investment" July, 2022

Kale, A. International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance. Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India - "Role of minority shareholders in private companies" July, 2022

Kale, A. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southern Finance Association, South Seas FL - "Does short interest reflect firm’s litigation risk? Evidence from private investments in public equity" November, 2021

Kale, A. Behavioral Finance Working Group Conference. Behavioral Finance Working Group, Virtual - "Is beauty skin deep?" June, 2021

Kale, A. Behavioral Finance Working Group Conference. Behavioral Finance Working Group, Virtual - "Unconscious thoughts as a spur and halt on good financial decision making" June, 2021

Kale, A. Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southwestern Finance Association, Virtual - "Is beauty skin deep?" March, 2021

Kale, A. Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southwestern Finance Association, Virtual - "The value of being alone – Evidence from hedge fund industry" March, 2021

Kale, A. Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southwestern Finance Association, San Antonio, TX - "Racial homogeneity and mutual fund performance" March, 2020

Kale, A. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. Financial Management Association, New Orleans, LA - "Model Risk and Disappointment Aversion" October, 2019

Kale, A. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting. Financial Management Association, New Orleans, LA - "Unequal Returns: Using the Atkinson Index to Measure Financial Risk" October, 2019

Kale, A. Accounting and Economic Society. Duke University, North Carolina - "Racial homogeneity and mutual fund performance" June, 2019

Kale, A. Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting . Southwestern Finance Association, Houston, TX - "An Exploration of Volatility Spillover between Stablecoins and Traditional Asset Classes" March, 2019

Kale, A. Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southwestern Finance Association, Houston, TX - "The efficacy of Bitcoins and Other Cryptocurrencies in Future" March, 2019

Kale, A. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting . Financial Management Association, San Diego, CA - "Eigen Portfolio: A Robust Approach to Sharpe Ratio Maximization" October, 2018

Kale, A. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting . Financial Management Association, San Diego, CA - "Price Informativeness and High Frequency Trading in Electronic Call Auction Markets" October, 2018

Kale, A. Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southwestern Finance Association, Little Rock, AR - "Thriving on a Short Leash: Debt Maturity Structure and Acquirer Returns" March, 2017

Kale, A. Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southwestern Finance Association, Little Rock, AR - "What Do Some Managers Do Differently in Mergers" March, 2017

Kale, A. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Southern Finance Association, Sestin, FL - "Is the Active Fund Management Industry Concentrated Enough" November, 2016

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