
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195
Elizabeth Blankespoor
- Associate Professor of Accounting Marguerite Reimers Endowed Faculty Fellow
Education
- PhD University of Michigan (2012)
- MAcc University of Utah (2007)
- BA Dordt University (2003)
Current Research
- The influence of information costs and technology on corporate disclosure and market participants' use of information in capital markets
Positions Held
- Faculty at Stanford University, 2012-2018
- Instructor at University of Utah, 2007
- Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young, 2004-2006
Selected Publications
- “Disclosure Processing Costs, Investors’ Information Choice, and Equity Market Outcomes: A Review“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., deHaan, E., Marinovic, I., (2020). Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 70,
- “Strategic Disclosure and CEO Media Visibility“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., deHaan E., (2020). Journal of Financial Reporting, Vol. 5(1), pp. 25-50.
- “Why do Individual Investors Disregard Accounting Information? The Roles of Information Awareness and Acquisition Costs“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., deHaan, E., Wertz, J., Zhu, C., (2019). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 57(1), pp. 53-84.
- “The Impact of Information Processing Costs on Firm Disclosure Choice: Evidence from the XBRL Mandate“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., (2019). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 57(4), pp. 919-967.
- “Firm Communication and Investor Response: A Framework and Discussion Integrating Social Media“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., (2018). Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 68-69, pp. 80-87.
- “Capital Market Effects of Media Synthesis and Dissemination: Evidence from Robo-Journalism“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., deHaan, E., and Zhu, C, (2018). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 23(1), pp. 1-36.
- “Perceptions and Price: Evidence from CEO Presentations at IPO Roadshows“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., Hendricks, B., and Miller, G.S., (2017). Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 55(2), pp. 275-327.
- “The Role of Dissemination in Market Liquidity: Evidence from Firms’ Use of Twitter“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., Miller, G.S., and White, H.D., (2014). The Accounting Review, Vol. 89(1), pp. 79-112.
- “Initial Evidence on the Market Impact of the XBRL Mandate“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., Miller, B.P., and White, H.D., (2014). Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 19(4), pp. 1468-1503.
- “Fair Value Accounting for Financial Instruments: Does it Improve the Association between Bank Leverage and Credit Risk?“Journal Article:Blankespoor, E., Linsmeier, T., Petroni, K., and Shakespeare, C., (2013). The Accounting Review, Vol. 88(4), pp. 1143-1177.
Working Papers
- – The Pitch: Managers’ Disclosures During IPO Roadshows” (with Bradley Hendricks and Gregory S. Miller)
- – Can CEO facial expressions generate disagreement? Incongruent emotions during earnings-related interviews and analyst response” (with Mingming Ji, Jeffrey Ng, and Jingran Zhao, 2022)
Honors and Awards
- - Evening MBA Core Professor of the Year Class of 2023 (2021)
- - Dean's Excellence Award for Graduate Teaching (2021)
- - AAA FARS Best Paper Award (2021)
- - Excellence in Refereeing Award, Journal of Accounting Research (2020)
- - Outstanding Reviewer Award, The Accounting Review (2020)
- - Fowler Special Achievement Award, UW Foster (2020)
- - Horizon Award, Dordt College (2018)
- - AAA FARS Midyear Meeting Outstanding Discussant Award (2018, 2019)
- - AAA FARS Best Paper Award (2017)
- - AAA FARS Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award (2017)
- - FARS Excellence in Reviewing Award (2016)
- - Stanford MBA Distinguished Teaching Award (2016)
- - Stanford MSx Teaching Excellence Award (2015)
- - Ross School of Business Emeritus Award (2013)
- - Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellow (2010-2012)
- - Utah Association of CPA's Oustanding Accounting - - Student, University of Utah (2007)
- - WSJ Student Achievement Award (Top Business Student), Dordt College (2003)
Academic Service
- - Editor, Review of Accounting Studies (2022-Present)
- - Editor, The Accounting Review (2020-Present)
- - Editorial Board, Review of Accounting Studies (2020-2021)
- - Editorial Board, Journal of Accounting and Economics (218-Present)
- - Editorial Board, Journal of Accounting Research (2017-2021)
- - Editorial Board, The Accounting Review (2017-2020)