Rajnish Mehra
Professor and E.N. Basha Senior Arizona Heritage Chair,
Department of Economics
Other ASU affiliations
Department of Finance
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Phone: 480-965-6335
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Department of Economics CPCOM 590J Tempe, AZ 85287-9801
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Mail code: 9801Campus: Tempe
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Education
- Ph.D. Carnegie-Mellon University 1978
- M.S. Carnegie-Mellon University 1975
- B.S. Indian Institute of Technology 1972
- St. Stephen's College — University of Delhi, India 1967
Publications
- "On the Financing and Investment Decisions of Multinational Firms in the Presence of Exchange Risk," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, July, 1978, pp. 227-244.
- "Recursive Competitive Equilibrium: The Case of Homogeneous Households," (with E.C. Prescott), Econometrica, 48, September, 1980, pp. 1365-1379.
- "Stochastic Growth with Correlated Production Shocks," (with J.B. Donaldson), Journal of Economic Theory, 29, April, 1983, pp. 282-312.
Research Activity
- "Recursive Competitive Equilibrium," forthcoming in the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, Macmillan.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| FIN 525 | Investment Strategies |
| ECN 494 | Special Topics |
| FIN 785 | Financial Econ of Cap Mkts |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FIN 525 | Investment Strategies |
| ECN 494 | Special Topics |
| ECN 791 | Seminar |
| FIN 785 | Financial Econ of Cap Mkts |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FIN 525 | Investment Strategies |
| ECN 494 | Special Topics |
| ECN 791 | Seminar |
| FIN 785 | Financial Econ of Cap Mkts |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FIN 525 | Investment Strategies |
| ECN 494 | Special Topics |
| ECN 791 | Seminar |
| FIN 785 | Financial Econ of Cap Mkts |
| ECN 791 | Seminar |
| FIN 785 | Financial Econ of Cap Mkts |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FIN 525 | Investment Strategies |
| ECN 494 | Special Topics |
| ECN 791 | Seminar |
| FIN 785 | Financial Econ of Cap Mkts |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FIN 525 | Investment Strategies |
| ECN 494 | Special Topics |
| ECN 791 | Seminar |
| FIN 785 | Financial Econ of Cap Mkts |
Honors / Awards
- Keynote Speaker, Norwegian School of Economics, 2007
- Keynote Address, Brazilian Finance Association, 2005
- Scott Scheon Fellow, Yale University, 2005
Editorships
Editorial Board
- Annals of Finance 2004-present
Editor
- Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
- Special Issue on Finance
- Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
- Finance 2000: New Paradigms in Finance
Work History
Arizona State University: 2008-present. Previous Appointments: University of California, Santa Barbara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Columbia University
Consulting
- Vega Asset Management, New York: Advisor for Quantitative Strategies
- HFR Asset Management: Member Index Committee; Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago: Expert Testimony for IPO Valuation.