Nishant Vats
Assistant Professor of Finance

Nishant Vats
I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Olin School of Business, Washington University in St Louis. Before joining Olin I finished my Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Education
- Ph D 2023, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- B. Arch. 2014, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
Awards/Honors
- 2023 Top Finance Graduate Award, HEC Paris, 2023
- ISB-CAF Best Paper Award, 2023, Center of Analytical Finance, Indian School of Business, 2023
- John Leusner Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2023
- Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) Outstanding Paper Award in Financial Institutions, 2023, Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and Midwestern Finance Association, 2023
Research Interests
Primary Fields: Finance & Development, Financial Intermediation, and Corporate Finance Secondary Fields: Macroeconomics and Political Economy
Selected Publications
- "Political Voice and (Mortgage) Market Participation: Evidence from the Dilution of Voting Rights Act", with
- "Political Power-Sharing, Firm Entry, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Multiple Elected Representatives"
- "Financial Constraints and the Transmission of Monetary Policy: Evidence from Relaxation of Collateral Constraints"
- "The Geography of Bank Deposits and the Origins of Aggregate Fluctuations"
- "Safety Nets, Credit, and Investment: Evidence from a Guaranteed Income Program"
- "Banking Networks and Economic Growth: From Idiosyncratic Shocks to Aggregate Fluctuations "