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Job Title(s)
Associate Professor
Education
PhD, Unversity of California at Berkeley; 1998
MS, University of California at Berkeley, 1997
BA, Princeton University, 1990
Research Areas
Market -based accounting research; Effects of accounting regulatory changes; earnings management and debt covenants; voluntary disclosure and informaiton asymmetry
Recent Consulting
American Accounting Association, Washington DC,
INSEAD Interalpha Banking Programme
Current Projects
Project title(s) Separate with ;
Academic Positions Held
Arizona State University: 2010-present.
INSEAD: 2005-2010
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management: 1998-2005
Representative Publications
“The Incentives of Compensation Consultants and CEO Pay.” Journal of Accounting and Economics, vol. 49, No. 3 (April 2010), 263-280.
“The Effect of Earnings Surprises on Information Asymmetry,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, vol. 47, No. 3 (June 2009), 208-225.
“How Disclosure Quality Affects the Level of Information Asymmetry,” Review of Accounting Studies, vol. 12, No. 2-3 (September 2007), 443-477.
“Conference Calls and Information Asymmetry,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, vol. 37, No. 3 (August 2004), 343-366.
“Assessing the Probability of Bankruptcy,” Review of Accounting Studies, vol. 9, No. 1 (March 2004), 5-34.
“Financial Reporting and Auditing Under Alternative Damage Apportionment Rules,” The Accounting Review, vol. 74, No. 3 (July 1999), 347-369.
ASU is a tier 1 research university and W. P. Carey is proud of its strong tradition of teaching and classroom excellence. Our students directly benefit from the research and theories our faculty brings into the classroom. Below is a list of courses being taught during the current semester by this faculty member. Click a course to view it in the ASU course catalog.
ACC 503 - Managerial Accounting
Managerial accounting concepts and procedures for internal reporting applied to the decision making activities of the professional managers.
ACC 791 - Seminar
A small class emphasizing discussion, presentations by students, and written research papers.
