Dr. Ullas Rao is an Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) of Finance at the Manipal Business School, MAHE Dubai. With more than 15 years of teaching, research and consulting experience in Finance, Dr Rao brings a portfolio of competencies across teaching, research and executive training at leading institutions of repute in India, UAE and the UK. His last stint was with the London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF), London, UK. 

“Economic and financial aspects of renewable energy environment”, with Saad, M. Renewable Energy Projects and Investments Interdisciplinary Knowledge Analysis Opportunities and Outlook, 2025, pp. 243-258. ISBN: 978-044329869-1

“An Innovative Decision-Making Model for Alternative Regulatory Frameworks Based on Sustainable Development Goal Disclosure Costs”, with Dincer, H., Ihsan, W., Saad, M., and Yuksel, S.  Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility, 2025, ISSN: 26946416 http://doi.org/10.1111/beer.70014

“Pandemic market dynamics: analyzing global price informativeness during COVID-19”, with Abdallah, A., Abdallah, W., Bassam, Y., and Saad, M. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 2024, ISSN: 19852517 https://doi.org/10.1108/JFRA-12-2023-0775

“On Re-Imagining the Role of Big Mac Index in Promoting International Economic Diplomacy: Some Perspectives”, with Parasuraman, N., and Hopkinson, Paul. Modern Indices for International Economic Diplomacy, 2022, pp. 193-212. ISBN: 978-303084535-3, 
http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84535-3_7

“An empirical examination of the efficiency of commodity markets in India”, with Vincent, Charles. International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, 2021, ISSN: 17553830 http://doi.org/10.1504/IJBAAF.2021.111818

“Posterior analysis of mergers and acquisitions in the international financial market: A re-appraisal”, with Mishra, T. Research in International Business and Finance, 2021, ISSN: 02755319 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2019.101062
 

• Financial Economics 
• Investment Management & Corporate Valuation 
• Emerging Financial Markets 
• Private Equity and Alternative Investments       
• Bank Risk Management 
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring 
   

Currently accepting proposals from potential PhD applicants.