About
Hi, my name is Sahil Raina and I am an associate professor of finance at the University of Alberta’s Alberta School of Business. I completed my PhD in finance from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in 2016. Prior to that, I received a Master’s degree from Columbia University in 2009 and a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 2005. I live in Edmonton, home of the University of Alberta.
Research
I study questions at the intersection of financial economics and other fields, including household finance, political economy, industrial organization, and entrepreneurship. Recent working papers:
- Financial Matchmaking through Third Party Networks: The Facilitation of Venture Capital Financings by Law Firm Connections, with Linfeng Tian (October 2026)
- The Labor Market Consequences of an Increased Default Penalty, with Agarwal, Mikhed, Scholnick, and Zhang (September 2026)
- Consumption, Savings, and Earnings Responses to Financial Windfalls, with Chakrabarti, d’Astous, Kroft, Kulkarni, Mikhed, Notowidigdo, and Scholnick (September 2026)
Teaching
I have taught various finance courses to undergraduate, MBA, and PhD students. I am currently teaching “Investments” at the undergraduate level and a PhD seminar in corporate finance.