Ahmet Kurt, PhD

Education:

• PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2012

• MBA, University of Alabama, 2007

• BS, Bilkent University, 2003

Publications (Accounting):

1. “Do Accountants Make Better Chief Financial Officers?” with Rani Hoitash and Udi Hoitash, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2016, Vol. 61, pp. 414-432.  

2. “How Do Financial Constraints Relate to Financial Reporting Quality? Evidence from Seasoned Equity Offerings,” European Accounting Review, 2018, Vol. 27, pp. 527-557. 

3. “Managing EPS and Signaling Undervaluation as a Motivation for Repurchases: The Case of Accelerated Share Repurchases,” Review of Accounting and Finance, 2018, Vol. 17, pp. 453-481.

4. “Firm Performance Implications of Using Qualitative Criteria in CEO Bonus Contracts,” with Nancy Feng, Advances in Management Accounting, 2019, Vol. 31, pp. 55-89. 

5. “Accounting Comparability and the Value Relevance of Earnings and Book Value” with Bingyi Chen and Irene Guannan Wang, The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, 2020, Vol. 31, pp. 82-98.

6. “Financial Constraints, Auditing, and External Financing,” with Mary Becker, Rani Hoitash, and Udi Hoitash, European Accounting Review, forthcoming.

7. “A Measure of Financial Statement Benchmarking,” with Rani Hoitash, Udi Hoitash, and Rodrigo Verdi, The Accounting Review, forthcoming. 

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Publications (Interdisciplinary):

8. “Stock Market Reaction to Quality, Safety, and Sustainability Awards in Logistics,” with Cuneyt Eroglu and Omar Sherif Elwakil, Journal of Business Logistics, 2016, Vol. 37, pp. 329-345. 

9. “Religion and Informational Influence: Evidence from Individual Tax Behavior in the U.S.,” with Didem Kurt, The Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2021, Vol. 55, pp. 821-846.   

10. “The Asymmetric Effect of Warranty Payments on Firm Value: The Moderating Role of Advertising, R&D, and Industry Concentration,” with Didem Kurt, Koen Pauwels, and Shuba Srinivasan, International Journal of Research in Marketing, 2021, Vol. 38, pp. 817-837.

Working Papers:

• "Income Statement Presentation and Information Asymmetry: International Evidence"

• “Auditor Expertise in Government Contracting” 

• “Textual Measures of Marketing Strategy: Validation and Implications,” with Didem Kurt and Dhruv Grewal

Courses taught:

• Advanced Financial Accounting, Cost Management (Bentley)

• International Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis (Suffolk)

• Managerial Accounting, Financial Management (Northeastern)

• Financial Modeling, Investment Management (Pittsburgh)