Ram Ramakrishnan

Professor of Accounting / Director of Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) Graduate Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

Biography

Research Interests

  • Valuation and Earnings Analysis Management Accounting
  • Compensation and Incentives
  • Internet & eCommerce

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (1999 — 2010)
  • Master's degree Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
  • Bachelor of Technology - BTech Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Companies

  • Professor University of Illinois at Chicago (1995)
  • Associate Professor New York University (1993 — 1994)
  • Associate Professor Columbia University in the City of New York (1986 — 1993)
  • Assistant Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management (1981 — 1986)

Selected Publications

  • “Valuation of Permanent, Transitory and Price-irrelevant Components of Reported Earnings”, Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, Volume 13, No. 3 Summer 1998 (with Jacob Thomas).
  • “The Effects of Mandated versus Voluntary Auditing Policy on the Quality of Auditing”, Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, Volume 11, No. 3, Summer 1996.
  • “Joint Cost Allocations with Multiple Lots”, Management Science. Volume 42, No. 2, February 1996, pages 247-258 (with B. V. Balachandran).
  • “What matters from the past? Price, Book Value or Earnings: Sufficient Statistics in Accounting”, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, May 1993 (with Jacob Thomas).
  • “A Theory of Large Audit Partnerships: Audit Firm Size and Fees,” Journal of Accounting Research, Spring 1987 pages 140-171, (with B. V. Balachandran).
  • “The Valuation of Assets Under Moral Hazard,” Journal of Finance, March 1984 (with A.Thakor).
  • “Joint Cost Allocation: A Unified Approach,” Volume 56, The Accounting Review, pages 85-96, (with B. V. Balachandran).

Notable Honors

  • 1997, Distinguished Teacher Award, College of Business Administration, UIC
  • 2000, Distinguished Service Award, College of Business Administration, UIC

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