Richard Frankel
Nicholas Dopuch Professor of Accounting
Research Interests:
Accounting-based valuation, voluntary disclosure, information asymmetry, effects of accounting on firm value
Selected Publications:
- "Predicting accruals based on cash flow properties", The Accounting Review, Issue 5, 165-186, with Y. Sun, 2018
- "Propriety costs and sealing documents in litigation", Review of Accounting Studies, Issue 2, with Z. Lemayian, J. Lee, 2018
- "Factors Associated with the Year-End Decline in Working Capital", Management Science, Issue 63, 438-458, 2017
- "Accounting Conservatism and Ultimate Recovery Rate", The Accounting Review, Issue 6, 2267-2303, with J. Donovan, X. Martin, 2015
- "Commentary on: Selective Disclosure", Journal of Financial Reporting, 62-68, 2017
- "Issues Raised by Studying DeFond and Zhang: What should audit researchers do?", Journal of Accounting and Economics, Issue 2-3, 327-338, with J. Donovan, J. Lee, X. Martin, H. Seo, 2014
- "Panacea, Pandora's box, or placebo: Feedback in bank mortgage-backed security holdings and fair value accounting", Journal of Accounting and Economics, Issue 2-3, 153-173, with G. Bhat, X. Martin, 2011
- "Street Earnings and Board Independence", Review of Accounting Studies, Issue 16, 719-744, with M. Soliman, S. McVay, 2011
- "Using Unstructured and Qualitative Disclosures to Explain Accruals", Journal of Accounting and Economics, Issue 2-3, 209-227, with J. Jennings, J. Lee, 2016
Academic/Professional Activities:
- Referee, Accounting and Business Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics,
- Editor, Associate Editor, Journal of Accounting and Economics
Awards/Honors:
- American Accounting Association, Notable Contribution Award (with Charles Lee), 2003
- M.B.A. Student Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Michigan, 1997
- First Place Award, I/B/E/S 25th Anniversary Global Expectation Research Competition, 1996
- First Place Award, Chicago Quantitative Alliance Earnings Expectation Research Competition, 1995
- Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance (Q-group) Grant,, 1995
- Sloan School Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000-2001
- Sloan School Teacher of the Year, 2004-2005 and 2001-2002
Personal Interests:
Accounting teaching and research
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Professor Frankel has taught at Olin since 2005. Prior to that, he was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the University of Michigan. At Michigan and MIT, he received the MBA Student Awards for Teaching Excellence. His principal teaching interest is financial accounting and reporting. His research focuses on valuation using accounting numbers and on corporate managers' use of conference calls, earnings forecasts, and pro-forma earnings.
Email: frankel@wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 935-6431
PhD 1993, Stanford University
M.A.S. 1988, University of Illinois
BS 1987, University of Illinois
CPA 1987, University of Illinois
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