Geoff Meeks
Emeritus Professor of Financial Accounting at Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education

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- Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education
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Biography
Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education
Emeritus Professor of Financial Accounting
BA (University of Cambridge), PhD (University of Edinburgh)
Research interests
Financial reporting around major events in business finance (especially takeover and insolvency); creative accounting and accounting regulation; government income and expenditure; corporate governance.
Subject group: Finance
Professional experience
Geoff Meeks joined Cambridge Judge Business School in 2003, having previously been employed by Price Waterhouse, the University of Edinburgh and the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge. He has held visiting positions at Harvard Business School, INSEAD and London School of Economics. At CJBS he has served as Director of Teaching, Head of the Finance & Accounting Group, and Acting Director (2010-2011). He is a member of the Cambridge Corporate Governance Network (CCGN).
Selected publications
Amel-Zadeh, A., Meeks, G. and Meeks, J.G. (2016) "Historical perspectives on accounting for M&A." Accounting and Business Research, 46(5): 501-524 (DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2016.1182703)
Meeks, G. and Meeks, J.G. (2014) "Why are banks paying so little UK corporation tax?" Fiscal Studies, 35(4): 511-533 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2014.12040.x)
Amel-Zadeh, A. and Meeks, G. (2013) "Bank failure, mark-to-market, and the financial crisis." Abacus, 49(3): 308-339 (DOI: 10.1111/abac.12011)
Botsari, A. and Meeks, G. (2008) "Do acquirers overstate earnings prior to a share for share bid?" Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 35(5-6): 633-670
Goudie, A.W. and Meeks, G. (1991) "The exchange rate and company failure in a macro-micro model of the UK company sector." Economic Journal, 101(406): 444-457
Meeks, G. (1977) Disappointing marriage: a study of the gains from merger. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Distressed assets?
Financial distress of NHS hospitals has parallel in much-criticised banking practices, says Professor Geoff Meeks of Cambridge Judge Business School. Financial woes …
It pays to be optimistic
‘Significantly positively biased’ earnings forecasts reduce bid premiums and boost chance of quick merger completion, finds study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business …
Bank taxes
Despite rising global profitability, there has been a “dramatic” fall in UK corporation tax paid by British banks, says Cambridge Judge Business …
Cambridge Judge academics scoop best paper award
Two academics from Cambridge Judge Business School have won an award for their co-authored paper. An article about the recent financial crisis …
LSE: Engineering financial distress: Transplanting banking techniques to the NHS?
Financial distress of NHS hospitals has a parallel in much-criticised banking practices that “artificially distress an otherwise viable business,” writes Geoff Meeks, …
The Independent: Banks may complain but they have it pretty good
The banks have been banging on about the inequities of the banking levy ever since George Osborne quite reasonably decided they ought …
The Daily Telegraph: Banks’ profits recover but they are paying less in corporation tax
Corporation tax receipts from banks in the UK are lower than before the financial crisis, says research co-authored by Geoff Meeks, Professor …
The New York Times: UK corporation tax take from banks slumps despite profit rebound – study
Despite rising global profitability, there has been a “dramatic” fall in UK corporation tax paid by British banks, says Cambridge Judge Business …
BBC Radio 4: Today
Banks haven’t been paying nearly as much corporation tax in the UK as they used to, according to the research co-authored by …
Cambridge Network: Cambridge Judge academics scoop best paper award
An article about the recent financial crisis co-authored by Geoff Meeks, Professor of Financial Accounting, and Amir Amel-Zadeh, University Lecturer in Finance …
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