Regina Wittenberg Moerman
Stanley Gradowski Professor of Accounting Information & Management
Drake Faculty Scholar
Regina Wittenberg-Moerman specializes in debt contracting and trading, banking, reporting quality, disclosure and developing economies. She has held positions at the Wharton School, the Chicago Booth and the University of Southern California. Wittenberg-Moerman is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Best Paper Prize by the Journal of Accounting and Economics and Dean’s Award for Research Excellence from USC Marshall. Wittenberg-Moerman is the senior editor of the Journal of Accounting Research. She also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Accounting and Economics and the Journal of Accounting Research and is a referee for numerous journals, including The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics.
- Debt Contracting and Trading; Banking
- Information Asymmetry
- Financial Reporting Quality
- Disclosure
- Developing Economies.
- Financial Accounting
- Debt Contracting and Banking
- Disclosure
Empirical Research in Accounting III (ACCT-540-3)
The objective of this class is to provide you with a sound framework for understanding and evaluating empirical research in debt contracting and banking. Our focus will be on methodology and research design as well as on the underlying economic questions. The course aims to survey a wide variety of the empirical research in accounting and to touch on related research areas in corporate finance, with an emphasis on recent developments in debt contracting and banking areas.
Financial Accounting (ACCT-430-0)
This course acquaints students with the process used to construct and understand the financial reports of organizations. The objective is to understand the decisions that must be made in the financial reporting process and to develop the ability to evaluate and use accounting data. Emphasis is placed on understanding the breadth of accounting measurement practices and on being able to make the adjustments necessary for careful analysis. The course highlights the linkages between accounting information and management planning, and decision making and control. Course sections that end in "H" will be taught in a format that combines the convenience and flexibility of online learning with the social and instructional benefits of face-to-face classroom experiences. Online sessions are conducted synchronously with classmates and faculty.
