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Senior Associate Dean and Myron Northrop Professor of Accounting
Expertise: accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulation, law and economics, experimental accounting
Bio:
Professor King's research interests are primarily focused on investigating how legal institutions affect the production and use of information. His principal research method is experimental economics, a methodology that allows for the controlled investigation of economic theories. He uses the Taylor Experimental Laboratory to conduct the experiments.
WUSTL Contact Information:
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| E-mail: | rking@wustl.edu |
| Address: | Campus Box 1133
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
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Education:
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Ph.D. at University of Arizona
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M.B.A. at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
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B.S. at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
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New Research
Can Sarbanes-Oxley influence investors' trust?
March 1,
2006 --
What is a 'fair' price for fairness? New research from Washington University's Olin School of Business reveals that a just system of governance may not enhance trust when returns do not meet investors' expectations. This is sobering news for businesses that have spent countless hours and large amounts of money complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in the hopes of building stronger corporate governance. More...
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Additional Background:
Areas of Expertise: Accounting - Auditing; Financial Reporting; Regulation
Research interests: Business, law, and economics; auditing; experimental economics
Selected Publications:
- "An Experimental Investigation of Self-serving Biases in an Auditing Trust Game: The Role of Group Affiliation," The Accounting Review, April 2002
- "An Experimental Investigation of Auditors' Liability: Implications for Social Welfare and Explorations of Deviations from Theoretical Predictions," The Accounting Review, with R. Schwartz, October 2000
- "An Analysis of Settlement and Merit Under Federal Securities Law: What Will be the Effect of the Reform of 1995?" Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, with J. Holloway and D. Ingberman, Spring 1999
Academic/professional activities:
- Member: American Institute of CPAs and American Accounting Association
- Associate Editor: Contemporary Accounting Research
- Editorial Board Member: of a variety of academic accounting journals
Awards/honors:
- Faculty Fellowship, 1991
- KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation Research Fellowship Award, 1989
- Teacher of the Year, B.S.B.A., 1987 and 1988
Personal interests: Professor King enjoys reading about Julius Caesar, playing tennis, and listening to music.
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