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Nir Yehuda
Nir Yehuda

ACCOUNTING INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting Information & Management

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Professor Yehuda joined Kellogg School of Management in 2010. He teaches the Financial Reporting and Analysis course. His research interests are in the areas of financial reporting and capital markets with a focus on disclosure, business combinations, executive compensation and valuation of companies.

Professor Yehuda earned his MA and PhD from Columbia University. Prior to joining Kellogg, Professor Yehuda was a member of the faculty at Johnson School of Business at Cornell University. He taught the financial statement analysis and advanced financial statement analysis courses. Professor Yehuda has a CPA (Isr.) certification from 1999.
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Education
Ph.D., 2006, Accounting, Columbia University
M.B.A., 2000, Bar-Ilan University
B.A., 1994, Accounting and Economics, Bar-Ilan University

Academic Positions
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University , 2010-present
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University , 2006-2010
Acting Assistant Professor of Accounting, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University , 2005-2006

 
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Research Interests
Disclosure, Financial Statement Analysis, Valuation

Articles
Yehuda, Nir and Stephen Penman. 2009. The Pricing of Earnings and Cash Flows and an Affirmation of Accrual Accounting . Review of Accounting Studies. 14: 453-479.
Working Papers
Lys, Thomas, Linda Vincent and Nir Yehuda. 2011. The Nature and Implications fo Acquistion Goodwill.

 
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Teaching Interests
Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis
Full-Time / Part-Time MBA
Financial Reporting and Analysis (ACCT-451-0)

This course counts toward the following majors: Accounting

This course provides a study of current practices in corporate financial reporting and fundamental issues relating to asset valuation and income determination. The emphasis is on financial statement analysis and interpretation of existing financial disclosures. The course stresses critical analyses of financial reporting numbers as a basis for improved risk assessment and cash flow forecasting. Cases are used extensively to enhance relevance.