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Asher Curtis
- Associate Professor of Accounting Herbert O. Whitten Endowed Professorship
Education
- PhD University of New South Wales (2007)
- Mcom University of New South Wales (2003)
- BCom University of New South Wales (2001)
Academic Expertise
- financial accounting
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 2012
- University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, Assistant Professor of Accounting, 2007–2012
- University of New South Wales, School of Accounting, Lecturer in Accounting, 2003–2007
- Associate Lecturer in Accounting, 2002–2003
Selected Publications
“Social Media as a Setting for Accounting Research“
Booker, A., Curtis, A., and Ke B., (forthcoming). Journal of Financial Reporting
“Change in the Aggregate Earnings-Returns Relation and the Great Moderation“
Curtis, A., Kim, C.-J., Oh, H. I., (2024). Journal of Financial Econometrics
“The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?“
(2023). Issues in Accounting Education
“Investor Disagreement, Disclosure Processing Costs, and Trading Volume: Evidence from Investors Who Interact on Social Media.“
Booker, A., Curtis, A., Richardson, V., (2023). The Accounting Review
“The Use of Adjusted Earnings in Performance Contracts“
Curtis, A., Li, V., Patrick, P, (2021). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 26, pp. 1290-1322.
“The Changing Implications of Research and Development Expenditures for Future Profitability“
Curtis, A., McVay, S., Toynbee, S, (2020). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 25, pp. 405–437.
“Aggregate Margin Debt, Future Returns, and Accounting Fundamentals“
Burger M. & Curtis A., (2017). Contemporary Accounting Research, Vol. 34(3), pp. 1418-1445.
“Investor attention and the pricing of earnings news“
Curtis, A., Richardson V. and Schmardebeck, R., (2016). Handbook of Sentiment Analysis in Finance (Chapter 8), pp. 212-232.
“Historical Cost Measurement and the Use of DuPont Analysis by Market Participants“
Curtis, A., Lewis-Western, M. and Toynbee, S., (2015). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 20(3), pp. 1210-1245.
“An Analysis of the Implications of Discontinued Operations for Continuing Income“
Curtis, A., McVay, S. E., and Wolfe, M., (2014). Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol. 33(2), pp. 190-201.
Working Papers
- Asher Curtis and Hyung Il Oh “Why Are Aggregate Investments Negatively Associated with Future Market Returns? The Role of Intangible Investments.”
- Terrence Blackburne, Asher Curtis, and Anna Rossi “Perceived accounting quality and the information content of non-accounting information.”
- Asher Curtis and Robert Raney “Delayed updating of fair values: Lack of information or intentional delays?”