Research

“ALL HAIL THE GENERALIST” (HBR.org)

 

Financial Booms and Busts

Financial booms and busts have been plaguing financial markets for hundreds of years.  Dr. Mansharamani has been an active participant in and observer of financial bubbles since interning at Bear Stearns in the late 1980s.  His current research has been focused on identifying unsustainable booms.  Much of this research is summarized in Boombustology: Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst.

Selected Articles 

The Atlantic (“World’s Next Great Bust”)

The Atlantic (“Art of Bubbles”)

Forbes (“Skyscrapers are a Great Bubble Indicator”)

The New York Times (“Global Ripples Ahead”)

Value Investing Letter (“Boombustology and Value Investing: Why Context Matters”)

YaleGlobal (“China Bubble: Empty Mega Mall and Million Dollar Pooch”)

Bubble Dynamics in Non-Financial Domains

The framework developed by Dr. Mansharamani to identify financial bubbles before they burst has proven equally powerful in identifying bubble dynamics in non-financial domains.  While this research is in the early stages of development, it has been useful in uncovering sustainability concerns in healthcare/medicine, education, and art markets.

Selected Articles

The Atlantic (“For Profit Colleges…”)

Bloomberg View (“Food Bubble…”)

Daily Beast (“The Next Art Bubble”)

Innovation in the Service Industries

Dr. Mansharamani has been an active investor in service businesses for over 15 years and has conducted significant research on innovation and strategy in the gaming, transportation, logistics, business services, IT services, and for-profit education industries.  Much of the research is summarized in his unpublished dissertation, available at http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39479.