Vivek Raval

Author: ravalv

  • brownbag slides and paper

    Current rough draft of the paper Brownbag slides

  • Slides I presented at Robert Bushman’s Seminar

    Some slides I presented at Robert Bushman’s seminar. I discussed/described Three papers. First was one of the more impactful papers on human/organizational capital, Eisfeldt and Papanikolaou’s “Organizational Capital and the Cross Section of Expected Returns.” Second was my dissertation, “Organizational Capital and the Effects of Technology Shocks on the Characteristics of Earnings.” Finally, I presented…

  • Resources for Students

    Where to get business news: The Wall Street Journal (Headlines are free) WSJ CFO Journal (Free emails about accounting and capital markets) Motley Fool Money Podcast (Analysts discuss the current news, with a smattering of personal finance and discussions with executives) Big4accountingFirmsPodcast (The host is a bit salty, but the content is good) Planet Money…

  • ACTG-315 Syllabus for Fall 2022

    I’ve updated the syllabus for this term, and I’m posting it here because often others have found it helpful. There are some changes, specifically, this term I’m incorporating ALEKS to help students ramp-up and recall the material from the fundamentals of accounting. I’ve also broken down the pacing by week, and I’ve lighted up on…

  • AAA discussions 2022 (San Diego)

    In August I discussed three papers for the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting in San Diego and virtually. It was a valuable opportunity for me to read some great papers, think about the related literatures, and share some thoughts. I generally try and keep my discussions at a high-level at AAA, as many of the…