Biography

Andrew McMartin obtained his PhD in accounting from Texas A&M University. His dissertation examined how financial reporting regulations affect foreign firm participation in the US capital markets. He also has work that examines how governance regulations affect managerial opportunities to misreport. Prior to entering the PhD program, Andrew worked with Ernst & Young in their Silicon Valley office. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Research Interests

Disclosure; regulation; and capital markets

Featured Publications

• "Does Governance Regulation Curb Financial Misreporting? Evidence from Accounting Misstatements Following Board Independence Listing Requirements" with Abigail Needles

  "The Disclosure Cost of SEC Regulation and Market Unraveling: Evidence from Rule 144A and Yankee Bond Issues" (Dissertation)

Teaching and Professional Experience

• Certified Public Accountant (Inactive)

Specialties

• Financial accounting and reporting

Degrees

• Ph.D., Accounting, Texas A&M University
• M.S., Accounting, University of Virginia
• B.A., Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz

Honors and Awards

• J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow
• Dean's Award for Outstanding Research by PhD Student (Texas A&M University)