Matthew Bloomfield

Professor Bloomfield’s research is primarily focused on incentives, earnings management, and the interplay between product market considerations and accounting choices.

Research Interests: Accounting choices in oligopolistic industries; reporting quality/earnings management; incentives

Music: In addition to his academic pursuits, Matthew remains a passionate and dedicated musician. As a member of the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Matthew earned the two highest honors the Orchestra confers: He won the 2014 Ellis Bonoff Kohs Award for Orchestral Excellence, and was unanimously named a first-place winner of the University's biennial Concerto Competition for his performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

Sports: Matthew is an avid athlete. In his time at the University of Chicago, he captained four intramural Ultimate (frisbee) teams, each of which advanced to to the semi-finals or better. He was also a member of Ultimate Chicago's 2016 Summer League championship-winning team.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business (2012 — 2017)
• Bachelor of Science (BS) University of Michigan (2007 — 2012)
• Bachelor of Music (BM) University of Michigan (2007 — 2012)
• Ithaca High School

Awards and Honors

• Referee of the Year Award, The Journal of Accounting Research. 2021
• Excellence in Refereeing Award, The Journal of Accounting Research. 2021
• Teaching Excellence Award, The Wharton School. 2020
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, The Accounting Review. 2020
• Outstanding Discussion Award, FARS Midyear Meeting. 2019
• Winner of Emerging Scholar Award, Carnegie Mellon Accounting Mini-Conference, 2016
• Teaching Award for Exceptional Service to Executive MBA Program, University of Chicago, 2015
• Ellis Bonoff Kohs Award for Orchestral Excellence, University of Chicago, 2014
• First Place Winner of University of Chicago Biennial Concerto Competition, 2014
• Ernest R. Wish Ph.D. Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2012
• Angell Scholar, University of Michigan, 2012