Dr. Manisha is an assistant professor of finance and accounting at the School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. Before moving to IIT Jodhpur, she worked with Jindal School of Banking & Finance, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat. Her doctoral research is in the domain of finance from the Department of Management Studies (DoMS), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

Her research expertise lies in behavioral finance, asset pricing, and cryptocurrencies. She has published three research articles in reputed journals like “Review of Behavioral Finance”, “Managerial Finance”, and “Studies in Economics and Finance”. She has also presented her work at various national and international conferences of repute, including the World Finance Conference, Pan IIT conference (ICFMCF), and the Annual International Capital Markets Conference organized by NISM.

Publications:

1. Yadav, M. (2024). Behavioral biases of cryptocurrency investors: a prospect theory model to explain cryptocurrency returns. Review of Behavioral Finance (ABDC-B), 16(4), 643–667. https://doi.org/10.1108/RBF-07-2023-0172
2. Yadav, M., & Dixit, G. (2024). Asymmetric dependence between the prospect theory value and stock returns in India: a quantile regression approach. Managerial Finance, (ABDC-B), 51(2), 236–261. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-10-2023-0628/FULL/PDF
3. Yadav, M. (2025). Intraday lottery demands in the cryptocurrency market. Studies in Economics and Finance, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/SEF- 07-2024-0461

Conferences:

1. Yadav M. (2023) “Asymmetric Dependence Between the Prospect Theory Value and Stock Returns: A Quantile Regression Approach” presented at 4th Capital Markets Conference 2023, organised by NISM and LSE.
2. Yadav M. & Jindal L. (2023) “Order Imbalance and Market Efficiency: Evidence from a Pure Order-driven Market” paper presented for the 2023 World finance conference-Norway.
3. Yadav M. (2023) “Behavioral Biases of Cryptocurrency Investors: A Prospect Theory Model to Explain Cryptocurrency Returns” paper presented at 2nd VSEFI 2023 held at Vietnam National University - International School, Hanoi, Vietnam.
4. Yadav M. (2023) “Behavioural Biases of Cryptocurrency Investors: A Prospect Theory Model to Explain Cryptocurrency Returns” paper presented at the 2023 China Finance Review International & China International Risk Forum Joint Conference held at the Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
5. Yadav M. & Tripathi A. (2023) “System 1 and Cryptocurrency Investors: A Prospect Theory Model to Explain Cryptocurrency Returns” won best paper at the Research Conclave, YES SECURITIES Benchmark 2023, held on 29 July at SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, India.
6. Yadav M. (2023) “Behavioural Biases of Cryptocurrency Investors: A Prospect Theory Model to Explain Cryptocurrency Returns” paper presented at 5th International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance (ICFMCF 2023) held at IIT Delhi.
7. Yadav M. & Tripathi A. (2023) “System 1 and Cryptocurrency Investors: A Prospect Theory Model to Explain Cryptocurrency Returns” paper presented for the International Conference on Sustainable Business Management (SBM 2023) held at IIT Roorkee.
8. Yadav M. (2023) “Behavioural Biases of Cryptocurrency Investors: A Prospect Theory Model to Explain Cryptocurrency Returns” paper presented for 1 st Management Doctoral Colloquium held at IIT Jodhpur.