Jains holds a PhD in Finance from IFMR GSB, Krea University, awarded in July 2023 for his research thesis "Empirical Essays on the Implied Cost of Equity Capital." He began his professional career as an Academic Associate at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. In this role, he assisted faculties in research and teaching, allowing him to develop further his skills and knowledge in his areas of interest. He gained valuable experience working with leading academics and researchers in his field. In addition to his academic experience, Jains also gained practical experience through a summer internship at Geojith BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd, a brokerage firm. This experience exposed him to real-time trading and gave him a deeper understanding of the financial markets. He graduated with an M.Com. in Business Finance from Pondicherry University, where he developed a passion for research in corporate finance, corporate governance, sustainability finance, and financial markets. Jains presented research papers at World Finance Conference 2022, Research Symposium on Finance and Economics 2022, and SEBI-NISM Conference 2022. During his PhD, he published research papers in the Investment Management and Financial Innovations and Journal of Emerging Markets Finance. His major achievements include; the third-best paper award for the paper presented at the SEBI-NISM conference in 2022.

Education

• PhD in Finance, IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, Sricity, AP, India
• M.Com. Business Finance, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
• PGDBA, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

Work Experience

• Academic Associate, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Kerala, India (July 2016 – August 2018)

Area of interest

• Corporate finance
• Corporate governance
• Sustainability finance
• Financial markets

Journal Publication

• Chacko, Jains & Padmakumari, Lakshmi. (2024). Does investor base affect the firm-level ex-ante cost of equity capital?. IIMB Management Review. 36. 10.1016/j.iimb.2024.04.003, SCOPUS Q2
• Chacko, J. P. and Padmakumari, L. (2023), Does ownership structure affect the ex-ante cost of capital?. Investment Management and Financial Innovations, 20(1), 112-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.20(1).2023.11 [ABDC-B] 
• Chacko, J. P. and Padmakumari, L., (2023), The effect of investment inefficiency on expected returns. Journal of Emerging Market Finance. DOI: 10.1177/09726527231165365 [ABDC-B] 
• Gangadharan, V. and Chacko, J. P. (2016), Technical Analysis and Analysts Forecast- A comparison, Journal of IMS Group, Vol 13, 24-35.

Under Review

• Chacko, J. P. and Padmakumari, L., Does investor base affect the firm-level ex-ante cost of equity capital?. IIMB Management Review. [ABDC-B]

Paper Presentation

• The effect of investment inefficiency on the implied cost of equity capital: Evidence from Indian firms. World Finance Conference held at the University of Turin, Italy, August 1-3, 2022.
• The effect of investment inefficiency on the implied cost of equity capital: Evidence from Indian firms. Research Symposium on Finance and Economics held at the IFMR GSB-Krea University, India, June 16-17, 2022.
• Does investor base affect the firm-level ex-ante cost of equity capital?. Third SEBI-NISM Research Conference 2022 on “Investing in Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Securities Markets” held at NISM, India, February 24-25, 2022

Conferences Attended

• World Finance Conference, University of Turin, Italy, August 1-3, 2022.

Awards and Achievements

• Received third best paper award for the paper presented at the SEBI-NISM conference on Investing in Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Securities Markets, February 24-25, 2022