Amit
Joshi earned his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Pune, and then a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (P.G.D.M.)
from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India.
At UCLA,
Amit worked on persistence modeling
using econometric time-series methods,
applying
these techniques to
study the
financial impact of marketing instruments, such as advertising.
Lately,
he has been applying these and other techniques to the domain of the
motion picture industry, and investigating questions such as the impact of advertising on
studio stock prices, why movie stars get such high salaries and whether
movies based on best-selling books actually work.
Prior to earning his PhD, Amit worked for Cadbury India Ltd., a company
of the Cadbury-Schweppes group, which is India's biggest confectionery
manufacturer.
His
other interests include playing and watching cricket, reading and music.