Iván Marinovic

Research Statement

Professor Iván Marinovic's research is in the area of applications of Information Economics in accounting and finance. In particular, his recent research focuses on issues of disclosure, earnings management and optimal standards.

Bio

Iván Marinovic joined the Stanford Graduate School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Accounting in July 2011. Before joining the Stanford GSB, he taught microeconomics in the Business Department of Universidad de los Andes, Chile. Professor Marinovic’s research focuses on applications of economics of information in accounting and finance. Professor Marinovic earned a BA degree in Economics and MA in Financial Economics, both in 2001, from the Catholic University of Chile. He also earned a Master’s degree in Economic Theory from the Toulouse School of Economics in 2007 and a PhD in Accounting, Information and Management from the Kellogg School of Management in 2011.

Academic Degrees

• PhD in Accounting, Northwestern University, 2011
• Master in Economic Theory, Toulouse School of Economics, 2007
• Master in Financial Economics, Catholic University of Chile, 2001

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2016-present
• Assistant Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2011-2016
• Lecturer of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile, 2001-2005

Awards and Honors

• GSB Trust Faculty Scholar, 2016-2017

Teaching

Degree Courses

2017-18

ACCT 212: Managerial Accounting: Base

This course provides an introduction to the concepts and tools of managerial accounting. The first part of the course covers alternative costing methods and illustrates how the resulting cost information can be used to analyze the profitability...

ACCT 611: Applications of Information Economics in Management and Accounting

This course develops tools from information economics to study the strategic interactions between agents inside a firm and between firm insiders and market participants. Common to these studies is that agents acquire private information that is...

2016-17

ACCT 212: Managerial Accounting: Base

This course provides an introduction to the concepts and tools of managerial accounting. The first part of the course covers alternative costing methods and illustrates how the resulting cost information can be used to analyze the profitability...

ACCT 611: Applications of Information Economics in Management and Accounting

This course develops tools from information economics to study the strategic interactions between agents inside a firm and between firm insiders and market participants. Common to these studies is that agents acquire private information that is...

Insights by Stanford Business

writtenIn Financial Disclosures, Not All Information Is Equal

May 25, 2016

An accounting professor looks to game theory to understand the subtleties of financial reporting.

writtenAre Big Drug Companies Too Slow to Report Patient Deaths to the FDA?

July 28, 2015

A new analysis shows that some pharmaceutical companies may be dragging their feet on disclosing critical data.

writtenIván Marinovic: Why Honest Job Appraisals Can Be Bad for Business

July 13, 2015

Honesty isn't always the best policy when it comes to performance reviews.