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. “A Measure of Financial Statement Benchmarking,” with Rani Hoitash, Udi Hoitash, and Rodrigo Verdi, The Accounting Review, 2023, vol. 98, pp. 253-281.   

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7. “Financial Constraints, Auditing, and External Financing,” with Mary Becker, Rani Hoitash, and Udi Hoitash, European Accounting Review, 2024, vol. 33, pp. 1227-1256.   

8. “Auditor Expertise in Government Contracting,” European Accounting Review, forthcoming 

Publications (Interdisciplinary):

9. “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. 

10. “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.   

11. “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“

• “Measuring Cross-Border Comparability: An International Financial Statement Benchmarking Approach,“ with Rani Hoitash, Udi Hoitash, and Rodrigo Verdi 

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

Courses taught:

• Advanced Accounting for Multinational Corporations, Advanced Financial Accounting, Cost Management (Bentley)

• International Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis (Suffolk)

• Managerial Accounting, Financial Management (Northeastern)

• Financial Modeling, Investment Management (Pittsburgh)