Arindam Bandopadhyaya
Biography
Arindam Bandopadhyaya is a Professor of Finance in the College of Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He has extensive experience in academic leadership, having served as Interim Dean, Department Chair, and Director of Online Programs, with responsibility for strategic planning, faculty development, and curriculum innovation.
Area of Expertise
Professor Bandopadhyaya’s scholarly work spans capital markets, international finance, financial distress, and investor sentiment, with publications in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals and edited scholarly volumes. His work integrates rigorous empirical analysis with practical relevance, and he is deeply committed to teaching excellence, student engagement, and service to the university and the profession.
Degrees
PhD, Indiana University
Professional Publications & Contributions
Selected Refereed Journal Publications
- Measures and Applications of Investor Sentiment (co-authored), Journal of Investing.
- ADR Characteristics and Performance in International and Global Indexes (co-authored), Journal of Asset Management.
- Survey of Demographics and Performance in the Hedge Fund Industry (co-authored), Journal of Investing.
- Determinants of Market Assessed Sovereign Risk: Economic Fundamentals or Market Risk Appetite? (co-authored), Journal of International Money and Finance.
- An Analysis of Second Time Around Bankruptcies Using a Split Population Duration Model (co-authored), Journal of Empirical Finance.
- The Determinants of the Duration of Commercial Bank Debt Renegotiation for Sovereigns (co-authored), Journal of Banking and Finance.
- An Estimation of the Hazard Rate of Firms Under Chapter 11 Protection, Review of Economics and Statistics.
Selected Scholarly Book Chapters
- Effect of Technology on the Financial Services Industry (co-authored), in Handbook of Global Financial Markets, World Scientific.
- Corporate Financial Strategy (co-authored), in Strategic Management in the 21st Century, Praeger.
- Managing Exchange Rates (co-authored), in International Business in the 21st Century, Praeger.
- Bond and Stock Market Linkages: The Case of Mexico and Brazil, in Asset Allocation and International Investments, Palgrave Macmillan.
- Currency Crisis, Contagion and Portfolio Selection (with Sushmita Nagarajan), in Asset Allocation and International Investments, Palgrave Macmillan.
Administrative and Leadership Roles
- Interim Dean, College of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston (2017-2022).
- Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Massachusetts Boston (2000-2015; 2022-2024).
- Director of Online Programs, College of Management (2015-2017
- Director of Research, Financial Services Forum, College of Management (2004-2017):
Awards and Honors
- Joyce Commodities Award for Faculty Service, College of Management, 2023.
- Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Massachusetts Boston, 2013.
- Betty Diener Award for Teaching Excellence, 2017 and 2005.
- Dean’s Award for Distinguished Research, 2007-08 and 2000-01.
- Distinguished Faculty Award, Undergraduate Student Government, 2013.
- Professor of the Year, UMass Boston MBA Association, 1993 and 2002.
Professional Service and Engagement
- Referee for leading finance and economics journals including Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Investing, and Journal of International Money and Finance.
- Session chair, discussant, and invited speaker at national and international conferences.
- Extensive involvement in financial literacy programs, practitioner outreach, and policy-relevant research initiatives.