PhD in Business - Accounting
Objective
Accounting involves the creation, dissemination, and use of information by organizations. Doctoral students in the Accounting program explore questions about how information is gathered, organized, reported, and used by economic agents, such as managers, investors, creditors, regulators, and governments.Who's It For?
Miami Herbert’s doctoral program develops future accounting scholars for academic careers at leading research universities around the world. Students prepare to conduct research that encompasses, but is not limited to:
- Factors that influence the accounting choices that company managers make, such as the decision to choose a specific, generally acceptable accounting method, or managerial choices to commit accounting fraud.
- The use of accounting information by capital markets. Research in this area tests whether accounting information is efficiently impounded in asset prices.
- The use of accounting in contracting between economic agents. This research area explores the use of accounting information in managerial compensation plans as well as in affecting managerial turnover.
Program Type
Doctoral
Location
On Campus
Duration
More than 3 years
Time Commitment
Full Time
Start Date
August
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Curriculum
The PhD in Accounting is designed as a four-year program, though students without strong backgrounds in economics and statistics may take five years. During the first two years of the program, students take courses in accounting, economics, finance, econometrics, and other related disciplines. At the end of their second year, students are required to take a preliminary written exam.
All students in the PhD in Business also complete a core curriculum. Follow the link below for details.
Dhananjay Nanda
Fabrizio Ferri
Khrystyna Bochkay
Miguel Minutti-Meza
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