Peter Wysocki - Boston University Questrom

Peter Wysocki is a Professor of Accounting in the Questrom School of Business, having joined Boston University in 2017. Prior to joining the Questrom School, he was Professor of Accounting at the University of Miami School of Business, Associate Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Michigan Business School.

His research interests include the links between the institutions of market economies, international accounting, and the analysis of disclosures of U.S. and international firms. His research papers have been awarded by some of the most prestigious academic awards in accounting including the American Accounting Association (AAA) 2014 Distinguished Contribution Award for his paper “Earnings Management and Investor Protection: An International Comparison” (JFE), the AAA 2014 Notable Contributions Award for his paper “Do Managers Withhold Bad News?” (JAR), and the AAA 2011 Wildman Medal Award for his 2 papers on “Global Accounting Convergence and the Potential Adoption of IFRS by the U.S.”

His widely-cited research has been published in Accounting Horizons, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Financial Economics, and Contemporary Accounting Research. He has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Accounting and Economics and the Journal of Applied Finance. He has also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, and the European Accounting Review. He received his undergraduate degree from Queen’s University (Canada), his master’s degree in economics from the University of British Columbia, and his PhD degree from the University of Rochester.

Selected Research Presentations

Wysocki, P. Discussion of Shaking the Faith? Global Frauds and Trust in Capital Markets, Stanford Accounting Summer Camp, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2024

Publications

Liu, M., Wysocki, P. (2017). “Cross-Sectional Determinants of Information Quality Proxies and Cost of Capital Measures”, Quarterly Journal of Finance, 07 (02), 1650016-1650016

Leuz, C., Wysocki, P. (2016). “The Economics of Disclosure and Financial Reporting Regulation: Evidence and Suggestions for Future Research”, Journal of Accounting Research, 54 (2), 525-622

Trombetta, M., Wagenhofer, A., Wysocki, P. (2012). “The Usefulness of Academic Research in Understanding the Effects of Accounting Standards”, Accounting in Europe, 9 (2), 127-146

Wysocki, P. (2011). “New institutional accounting and IFRS”, Accounting and Business Research, 41 (3), 309-328

Hail, L., Leuz, C., Wysocki, P. (2010). “Global Accounting Convergence and the Potential Adoption of IFRS by the U.S. (Part II): Political Factors and Future Scenarios for U.S. Accounting Standards”, Accounting Horizons, 24 (4), 567-588

Richardson, S., Tuna, I., Wysocki, P. (2010). “Accounting anomalies and fundamental analysis: A review of recent research advances”, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 50 (2-3), 410-454

Hail, L., Leuz, C., Wysocki, P. (2010). “Global Accounting Convergence and the Potential Adoption of IFRS by the US (Part I): Conceptual Underpinnings and Economic Analysis”, Accounting Horizons, 24 (3), 355-394

Wysocki, P. (2010). “Corporate compensation policies and audit fees”, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 49 (1-2), 155-160

Kothari, S., Shu, S., Wysocki, P. (2009). “Do Managers Withhold Bad News ?”, Journal of Accounting Research, 47 (1), 241-276

Wysocki, P. (2007). “Discussion of IPO failure risk”, Journal of Accounting Research, 45 (2), 373-384

Cotter, J., Tuna, I., Wysocki, P. (2006). “Expectations management and beatable targets: How do analysts react to explicit earnings guidance?”, Contemporary Accounting Research, 23 (3), 593-624

Aggarwal, R., Klapper, L., Wysocki, P. (2005). “Portfolio preferences of foreign institutional investors”, Journal of Banking and Finance, 29 (12), 2919-2946

Richardson, S., Teoh, S., Wysocki, P. (2004). “The walk-down to beatable analyst forecasts: The role of equity issuance and insider trading incentives”, Contemporary Accounting Research, 21 (4), 885-924

Wysocki, P. (2004). “Discussion of ultimate ownership, income management, and legal and extra-legal institutions”, Journal of Accounting Research, 42 (2), 463-474

Leuz, C., Nanda, D., Wysocki, P. (2003). “Earnings management and investor protection: An international comparison”, Journal of Financial Economics, 69 (3), 505-527

Nagar, V., Nanda, D., Wysocki, P. (2003). “Discretionary disclosure and stock-based incentives”, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 34 (1-3), 283-309