Alka Bramhandkar

Professor, Finance and International Business
School: School of Business

Publications

Intellectual Contributions – 2000 to 2023

Published Articles *All articles have co-authors.

Discrimination at Places of Public Accommodation After Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. North East Journal of Legal Studies. Vol 38 pp 103-122 (2019)

Socially Conscious Investing: Do Good Deeds Get Punished? Accepted. Social Responsibility Journal. https://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/srj/14/3. Volume 14, Issue 3, pp 619-632.  (2018)

AirBnB: A Digital Platform for Sharing or Excluding? North East Journal of Legal Studies.  Vol 37.  (2018)

Hosting in the New Peer-to-Peer Marketplace: Better Barter Disrupts Regulatory Regime. North East Journal of Legal Studies.  Vol 31, pp. 49-65.  (2016)

New York City’s Public Health Initiatives:  Obesity and the Nanny State.  North East Journal of Legal Studies.  Vol 31, pp. 64-87.  (2014)

ROSCAs Remain Strong in India despite Greater Financial Inclusion.  International Journal of Management & Sustainability.  Vol 3, Issue 3, pp. 176-185.  (2014)

Charitable Donations:  Feeling Good but Hardly Worth It.  Vol. 2, No. 4, Accounting and Finance Research (2013)

Congressional Insider Trading Runs Deep—Will the STOCK Act Only Skim the Surface?  North East Journal of Legal Studies (April 2013)

Banking on Secrecy:  An Ethical Critique of Swiss Banking Practices. Vol .5, No. 1, Economics & Business Journal:  Inquiries & Perspectives (2013)

An Arbitrage Model for Calculating Firm Beta at Different Leverage Levels, Accounting and Finance Research (November 2012)

Sustainability Strategies of Leading Global Firms and Their Financial Performance:  A Comparative Case Based Approach.  Vol .3, No. 5, pp. 21-34, Journal of Applied Business and Economics (2012)

Cash Payout & Long Run Performance of Mergers, Int’l Research Journal of Applied Finance (July 2012)

Cash Payout in Mergers & Acquisitions, Journal of Current Research in Global Business (Winter 2011)

Shareholder Rights, Financial Systems and IPO Underpricing Across Countries, Journal of Current Research in Business (Winter 2011)

Doing Good and Doing Well:  An Examination of the Leading Global Firms in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Journal of Current Research in Business (Winter 2011)

Credit Rating Agencies & Free Speech, North East Journal of Legal Studies, (Spring 2011)

Managerial and Legal Perspectives on the Green Building Litigation, Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues (2010)

A Case Study of Ethics and Mutual Fund Mismanagement at Putnam, Ethics & Behavior (Jan/February 2009)

The Stoneridge Decision and Secondary Actor Liability in Securities Fraud, North East Journal of Legal Studies (Spring 2009)

New York’s New Home Equity Theft Prevention Act, North East Journal of Legal Studies (Spring 2009)

Intellectual Capital and Organizational Performance:  An Empirical Study of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management (January 2008)

Determinants of Revenue in Charitable Organizations, Journal of Accounting Ethics & Public Policy (2008)

Hotel Liability for Bedbug and Pest Infestations, North East Journal of Legal Studies (Fall 2008)

Investing with a Mission:  An Empirical Analysis of “Socially Conscious” Mutual Funds, The Journal of Global Business (2007)

First Amendment Rights of Faculty and Students:  A Perspective, North East Journal of Legal Studies (2007)

Optimum Capital Structure, Pennsylvania Journal of Finance and Economics (2007)

The Whole Truth?  The Problem with “Truth in Lending”, New York State Bar Association Journal (June 2006)

Developing a Practical Formula for Optimal Capital Structure, Pennsylvania Journal of Finance and Economics (2006)

Finding a Safe Harbor Under ERISA, North East Journal of Legal Studies in Business (January 2005)

Warrantech Corporation, Annual Advances in Business Cases (permission to publish withdrawn at the last minute)

“Emerging” vs. ‘Developed’ Markets Closed End Funds:  A Comparative Performance Analysis, Critical Factors & Issues in Emerging Equity Markets 30(3) (2004)

Relative Performance of Country Based Closed-End Funds at Times of Financial Crisis, Journal of Current Research in Global Business (Fall 2001)

Refereed Conference Proceedings *All proceedings have co-authors. (1998-2021)

Financial Literacy of Graduating Seniors at a Small Private College, Conference Proceedings of the Academy of Business & Retail Management annual meeting. (April 2019)

Socially Conscious Investing in Good Times and Bad: Do Good Deeds Get Punished? The Business and Management Review Vol 8 No 4 pp192-202. (April 2017)

Tiny Homes: Big Concerns, NYS Economics Association Annual Meeting Vol 9 pp 91-96. (January 2017)

Employed or Exploited? Financial and Legal Implications of the Uber Case, New York State Economics Association Annual Meeting Vol 8 pp 48-57. (October 2015)

Matchmakers in the New Peer to Peer Marketplace:  Facilitating Access Disrupts Regulatory Regimes, Association for Global Business (November 2014)

Global Popularity of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, Association for Global Business (Nov 2012)

The Effect of Rating Agencies on Expenses in Not-for-Profit Organizations, Association for Global Business (November 2011)

Cash Payout and Long Run Performance of Mergers, Association for Global Business (November 2011)

Live and Let Lie: Ethical Perspectives on Swiss Banking, Association for Global Business (November 2011)

Cash Payout in Mergers & Acquisitions, Association for Global Business, (November 2010)

Legal Environment & IPO Underpricing Across Countries, Association for Global Business (November 2009)

Payback Adjusted NPV, New York State Economics Association (May 2009)

Intellectual Capital & Performance in Financial Services Industries, 29th McMaster World Congress (January 2008)

The Effects of the Economy on Not-for-Profit Organizations, Association for Global Business (Nov 2008)

The Relationship Between Corporate Social & Financial Performance:  An Empirical Analysis of Top Sustainability Ranked Global Firms, Association for Global Business (Nov 2007)

Factors Affecting Revenue in Not-For-Profit Organizations, Association for Global Business (Nov 2007)

Intellectual Capital & Financial Performance in Aerospace and Defense, America Society for Competitiveness (November 2007)

Intellectual Capital & Organizational Performance:  An Empirical Study of the Pharmaceutical Industry, 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management (September 2007)

Investing with a Mission:  An Empirical Analysis of “Socially Conscious” Mutual Funds, Association for Global Business (2006)

Sustainable Management & Financial Performance:  Evidence from Leading Global Firms, International Trade & Finance Association, Berkeley Press (2005)

Comparative Study of Closed-End Funds Performance in Emerging and Developed Capital Markets, Association for Global Business (2003)

Warrantech Corporation:  A Case Study, Proceedings of the North American Case Research Association (November 2003)

Relative Performance of International Mutual Funds, Association for Global Business (2002)

Conference Presentations *All presentations have co-authors. (1998-2023)

Socially Responsible Investing: Do Funds’ Sustainability Ratings Matter? International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, (April 2023)

Virtual Learning: A Cheaters’ Paradise NYS Economics Association, (October 2021)

Financing Sustainability: Innovations, Impact & Prospects, NYS Economics Association, (September 2019)

Financial Literacy of Graduating Seniors at a Small Private College, Academy of Business & Retail Management (April 2019)

Opening the Floodgates: The Legalization of Sports Gambling, NYS Economics Association, (October 2018)

Socially Conscious Investing in Good Times and Bad: Do Good Deeds Get Punished? Academy of Business & Retail Management, (April 2017) and World Finance and Banking Symposium (December 2017)

Airbnb: A Digital Platform for Sharing or Excluding? North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (April 2017)

Tiny Houses, Big Concerns: The Tiny Home Phenomenon, Employed or Exploited? New York State Economics Association, (October 2016)

Paypal, Venmo, and Square, oh My! The Legal Forest of Alternative Payment Systems, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (May 2016)

Financial and Legal Implications of the Uber Case, New York State Economics Association, (October 2015)

Hosting in the New Peer-to-Peer Marketplace—Better Barter Disrupts Regulatory Regimes, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (April 2015)

Matchmakers in the New Peer to Peer Marketplace:  Facilitating Access Disrupts Regulatory Regimes, Association for Global Business (November 2014)

GreatER New York?  Obesity and the Nanny State.  North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (April 2013)

Global Popularity of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, Association for Global Business Annual Meeting, (November 2012)

Congressional Insider Trading Runs Deep—Will the STOCK Act Only Skim the Surface?  North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (April 2012)

Live and Let Lie:  Ethical Perspectives on Swiss Banking, Association for Global Business, (November 2011)

The Effect of Rating Agencies on Expenses in Not-for-Profit Organizations, Association for Global Business, (November 2011)

Cash Payout and Long Run Performance of Mergers, Association for Global Business, (November 2011)

Credit Ratings and the First Amendment, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (April 2010)

Cash Payout in Mergers & Acquisitions, Association for Global Business, (November 2010)

Doing Good and Doing Well:  An Examination of the Leading Global Firms in the Down Jones Sustainability Index, Association for Global Business, (November 2010)

Economic Effect on the Efficiency of Charitable Organizations, American Society of Business & Behavioral Sciences, (February 2009)

How Green Is My Building?  The Coming Tsunami of Green Litigation, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (April 2009)

The Home Equity Theft Prevention Act, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (May 2008)

The Stoneridge Decision and Secondary Actor Liability in Securities Fraud, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (May 2008)

Payback Adjusted Net Present Value, The New York State Economics Association, (October 2008)

Hotel Liability for Bedbug and Pest Infestations, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (June 2007)

First Amendment Issues in the Classroom, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (April 2006)

A Formula for Optimal Capital Under Constant Growth, Eastern Finance Association, (April 2006)

The Problem with Truth in Lending. North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business, (April 2005)

Corporate Social Responsibility & Financial Performance:  A Global Survey, Association for Global Business, (November 2005)

Sustainable Management & Financial Performance:  Evidence from Leading Global Firms, International Trade and Finance Association’s, (May 2005)

Warrantech Corporation:  A Case Study, Society for Case Research Summer Workshop, (2004)

Dividends and Share Prices, Eastern Economic Association, (February 2003)

“Emerging” vs. “Developed” Markets Closed-End Funds:  A Comparative Performance Analysis, with Shikov, M. (undergraduate student), Movassaghi, H., James J. Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College (March 2003)

Relative Performance of International Mutual Funds, Eastern Economic Association, (March 2002)