Publications

• Krishnan CNV, Jiemin Yang, Xiyao Tan,
  "Analyzing Changing "Investor Exuberance": The Determinants of S&P Composite Index Total Return CAPE Changes".
  Forthcoming, Journal of Financial Issues, January 2025.
• Krishnan CNV, Jiemin Yang, Xiyao Tan,
  "Do Enviornmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors Matter? Analyzing the Relationships Between Firm Characteristics and ESG Scores".
  Journal of Businesses 4(4), 566-581, October 2024.
• Krishnan CNV,  Minghao Wu,
  "The Methodology Matters: What Influences Market Reaction, and Post-Issue Returns in Seasoned Equity Offerings?".
  Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15(10), 473, October 2022.
• Krishnan CNV,  Yu He,
  "Investor Perception, Market Reaction, and Post-Issue Performance in Bank Seasoned Equity Offerings."
  Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15(7), 275, June 2022.
• Krishnan CNV,  Vasiliy Yakimenko,
  "Market Misreaction? Leverage and Mergers and Acquisitions"
  Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15(3), 144, March 2022.
• Krishnan CNV,  Jialun Wu,
  "Market Misreaction? Evidence from Cross-Border Acquisitions."
  Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15(2), 93, February 2022.
• Krishnan CNV, Yu He,
  "IPO Performance: A Cross-Country Comparison of the Effects of Regulations".
  Journal of Accounting and Finance, 22(1), 59-78, February 2022.
• Krishnan CNV, D. Nguyen,
  "Investment Proximity and Venture Capital Returns".
  Journal of Accounting and Finance, 21(1), 115-146, May 2021.

• Krishnan, CNV., Y. Chen,
  "The Relationship between Dividend Payout and Price-to-Earnings",
  Journal of Accounting and Finance, 20(2), 111-130, May 2020.
• Krishnan, CNV., Steven Solomon, and R. Thomas,
  " How do Legal Standards matter? An Empirical Study of Special Litigation Committees",
  Journal of Corporate Finance 60, #101543, February 2020.
  Excerpted in:
  Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, November 2017.
  

• Krishnan, CNV., Steven D. Solomon, and R. Thomas,
  “The Impact on Shareholder value of Top Defense Counsel in Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation.”
  Journal of Corporate Finance 45, 480-495, August 2017.
  Excerpted in:
  Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, May 2016.
• Krishnan, CNV., F. Partnoy, and R. Thomas,
  “The Second Wave of Hedge Fund Activism: The Importance of Reputation, Clout, and Expertise.”
  Journal of Corporate Finance 40, 296–314, October 2016.
• Krishnan, CNV.,
  "Venture Capital Reputation",
  SAGE Encyclopedia of Corporate Reputation, ed. Craig E. Carroll, New York Univ., p. 890-893, June 2016.
• Krishnan, CNV., Steven D. Solomon, and R. Thomas,
  "Who are the Top Law Firms? Assessing the Value of Plaintiffs’ Law Firms in Merger Litigation."American Law and Economics Review 18(1), 122-154, Spring 2016.
• Krishnan, CNV., R. Masulis, R. Thomas, and R. Thompson,
  "Jurisdictional Effects in M&A Litigation"
  Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 11(1), 132–158, March 2014.

• Krishnan, CNV., and R. Masulis,
  "Law Firm Expertise and Merger and Acquisition Outcomes"
  Journal of Law and Economics 56(1) 189-226, February 2013.
  Excerpted in:
  Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, April 2010.
• Krishnan, CNV., R. Masulis, R. Thomas, and R. Thompson,
  "Shareholder Litigation in Mergers and Acquisitions"
  Journal of Corporate Finance 18(5), 1248–1268, December 2012.
  Excerpted in:
  Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, December 2010Securities Law Prof Blog, December 2010
  BNA, Inc. Corporate Law Daily, January 2011.
• Krishnan, CNV., and R. Masulis,
  "Venture Capital Reputation"
  The Oxford Handbook of Venture Capital, Chapter 4, 61-129, Oxford University Press, Douglas Cumming, Ed., March 2012.
• Krishnan, CNV., V. Ivanov, R. Masulis and A. Singh,
  "Venture Capital Reputation, Post-IPO Performance, and Corporate Governance"
  Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 46(5), 1295 - 1333, October 2011.
• Krishnan, CNV, Peter Ritchken, and James Thomson,
  "Predicting Credit Spreads,"
  Journal of Financial Intermediation 19(4), 529-563, October 2010.
• Krishnan, CNV, Ozgur Ergungor, Paul Laux, Ajai Singh, and Allan Zebedee,
  "Examining Bank SEOs: Are Offers Made by Undercapitalized Banks Different?,"
  Journal of Financial Intermediation 19(2), 207-234, April 2010.
• Krishnan, CNV, Ralitsa Petkova, and Peter Ritchken,
  "Correlation Risk,"
  Journal of Empirical Finance 16(3), 353–367, Lead Article, June 2009.
• Krishnan, CNV, and Paul Laux,
  "Legal Advisors: Popularity versus Economic Performance in Acquisitions,"
  Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control 6(2), 475-500, Winter 2008.
• Krishnan, CNV,
  "Optimal Wage Contracts Under Asymmetric Information and Moral Hazard when Investment Decisions are Delegated."
  Journal of Economics and Finance, 31(3), 302-318, Fall 2007.
• Krishnan, CNV,
  "Estimating the Determinants of Stock Price Changes,"
  Journal of Economics and Finance, 31(2), 234-250, Summer 2007.
• Krishnan, CNV, Peter Ritchken, and James Thomson.
  "On Credit Spread Slopes and Predicting Bank Risk.",
  Journal of Money, Credit and Banking 38(6), 1545-1574, September 2006.
• Krishnan, CNV, Ajai Singh, and Allan Zebedee.
  "An Examination of Large Sell Orders in Cold IPO Aftermarkets.",
  Journal of Financial Markets 9(2), 119-143, May 2006.
• Krishnan, CNV, and Paul Laux.
  "Misreaction.",
  Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 40(2), 403-434, June 2005.
• Krishnan, CNV, Peter Ritchken, and James Thomson.
  "Monitoring and Controlling Bank Risk: Does Risky Debt Help?",
  Journal of Finance 60 (1), 343-377, February 2005.
• Krishnan, CNV.
  "Can Inefficient Traders Create Value?",
  Journal of Financial Research 27(4), 461-479, November 2004.
• Krishnan, CNV, and Robert Bricker.
  "Top Finance Journals: Do They Add Value?,"
  Journal of Economics and Finance 28(3), 361-378, Fall 2004.

CNV Krishnan

• Faculty Director, MSM-Finance Program
• Professor, Banking and Finance

• cnk2@case.edu
• 216.368.2116
• Peter B. Lewis Building, 363