Rachita Gullapalli
Financial Economist
Office of Corporate Finance

Education Summary

  • Ph.D. Economics, University of California - Berkeley, 2012
  • M.S. Applied Economics and Finance, University of California - Santa Cruz, 2001
  • M.B.A., Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore (India), 1995
  • B.S. Business Studies, University of Delhi (India), 1993

Fields of Interest

  • International financial markets
  • Financing policy and capital structure
  • Financial crises
Financial Economist
Division of Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
2012–present
Senior Associate
MRW & Associates Inc.
2001–2005
Deputy Manager
Export-Import Bank of India
1995–1997
  • Barry Eichengreen, Rachita Gullapalli and Ugo Panizza, Capital Account Liberalization, Financial Development and Industry Growth: A Synthetic View, 2011, Journal of International Money and Finance 60, 1090-1106.
  • Rachita Gullapalli, Do Foreign Equity and Debt Capital Raisings Help in Bad Times: Evidence from the Asian Financial Crisis.
  • Rachita Gullapalli, Does Foreign Portfolio Investment Hurt Firms During a Foreign Liquidity Crunch? Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis.