Austin Starkweather

Austin Starkweather is a professor of finance at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 2016, after which he worked in financial litigation consulting, with projects ranging from IPO valuation, to corporate proxy fights, and bankruptcy litigation. He teaches financial statement analysis to both undergraduate and Professional MBA students.

Research

Professor Starkweather’s research is in the area of empirical corporate finance, with recent projects in the areas of corporate governance, analyst forecasts, and compensation.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2016
• B.A., Princeton University, 2004

Working Papers

Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement (with Aiyesha Dey and Josh White)

Spinning the CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure (with Audra Boone and Josh White)

Is the Bottom Line the Top Priority? Revenue Versus Earnings Guidance (with Audra Boone, Craig Lewis, and Josh White)

Do Analysts Chase Prices When Prices Have No Information?

Internet Appendix

Carcinogen Exposure and Firm Response to Cash Flow Risk (solo-authored)