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Dr. Vishnu. K

Assistant Professor, Amrita School of Business, Bengaluru

Qualification: Ph.D
k_vishnu@blr.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Corporate financial policies, cash holdings, creditor rights, capital structure, corporate taxation, policy uncertainty, geopolitical risk, firm behavior under macroeconomic shocks.

Bio

Vishnu K is an Assistant Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Amrita School of Business, Bengaluru, where he has been on the faculty since November 2023. He earned his PhD in Finance and Accounting from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode in 2022. Prior to joining Amrita, he served as an Assistant Professor at IIM Rohtak during 2022–2023. Before entering academia, he gained one year of professional experience at The South Indian Bank.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2025

Economic Policy Uncertainty and Trade Credit: International Evidence

Cite this Research Publication : Athira, A., Ramesh, V. K., & A. R, Economic Policy Uncertainty and Trade Credit: International Evidence, Journal of Economics and Finance, 2025

Year : 2025

When climate risk rises, so do inventories: international evidence on firm adaptation

Cite this Research Publication : Vishnu K. Ramesh, A. Athira, A. Rajeev, When climate risk rises, so do inventories: international evidence on firm adaptation, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Emerald, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-05-2025-0406

Publisher : Emerald

Year : 2024

Economic policy uncertainty and tax avoidance: International evidence

Cite this Research Publication : A. Athira, Vishnu K. Ramesh, Economic policy uncertainty and tax avoidance: International evidence, Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier BV, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2024.101135

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2024

COVID-19 pandemic and firm performance: An empirical investigation using a cross-country sample

Cite this Research Publication : A. Athira, Vishnu K. Ramesh, Mohan Sinu, COVID-19 pandemic and firm performance: An empirical investigation using a cross-country sample, IIMB Management Review, Elsevier BV, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iimb.2024.07.002

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2024

Geopolitical risk and corporate tax behavior: international evidence

Cite this Research Publication : Ramesh, V. K., & Athira, A. (2024). Geopolitical risk and corporate tax behavior: international evidence. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 20(2), 406-429.

Year : 2024

Does economic and policy uncertainty impact corporate policies? Evidence from India

Cite this Research Publication : Ramesh, V. K. (2024). Does economic and policy uncertainty impact corporate policies? Evidence from India. Indian Growth and Development Review.

Year : 2024

Economic policy uncertainty and tax avoidance: International evidence☆

Cite this Research Publication : Athira, A., & Ramesh, V. K. (2024). Economic policy uncertainty and tax avoidance: International evidence. Emerging Markets Review, 60, 101135

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2023

Real effects of social trust on firm performance during COVID-19

Cite this Research Publication : Ramesh, V. K., & Athira, A. (2023). Real effects of social trust on firm performance during COVID‐19. Managerial and Decision Economics, 44(1), 671-693.

Year : 2023

COVID-19 and corporate tax avoidance: International evidence

Cite this Research Publication : Athira, A., & Ramesh, V. K. (2023). COVID-19 and corporate tax avoidance: International evidence. International Business Review, 32(4), 102143.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2023

Corporate thanksgiving in blissful nations: An empirical analysis of happiness and corporate tax avoidance

Cite this Research Publication : Athira, A., & Ramesh, V. K. (2024). Corporate thanksgiving in blissful nations: An empirical analysis of happiness and corporate tax avoidance. Economics Letters, 235, 111567.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

Promoter Ownership and Bankruptcy Reforms: Evidence from India

Cite this Research Publication : Reshma Ramesh, Jithesh T,Vishnu K Ramesh, Promoter ownership and bankruptcy reforms: evidence from India. Indian Growth and Development Review, 15(1), 98-122.

Year : 2021

Do debt payments beget debt? Evidence from an emerging market

Cite this Research Publication : K Ramesh, V., & Sampath, A. (2021). Do debt payments beget debt? Evidence from an emerging market. Evidence from an emerging market (August 4, 2021). IIMB Management Review.

Publisher : Elsevier

Courses Taught
  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Markets
  • Corporate Taxation
  • Investment Banking
  • Corporate Valuation.
Memberships
  • European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
  • American Finance Association (AFA, past member).
Conference Presentations

Papers have been presented and accepted at international conferences, including the American Law and Economics Association (ALEA) Annual Meeting, the Counterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation (COMPIE) Conference, and the Annual Financial Market Liquidity Conference (AFML).

Media and Public Commentary
  • From Chalkboards to ChatGPT: The Changing Landscape of Education. Ramesh, V. K. (2025). Madras Courier.
  • Education and Wealth: Crucial to Financial Knowledge. Ramesh, V. K. (2024). Mathrubhumi (English Edition).
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