Igor Goncharov

Professor Igor Goncharov holds the position of Professor of Accounting and Doctoral Programmes Director at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS). Previously, he served as Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam and Professor of Financial Accounting at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. His research focuses on the economic consequences of financial reporting and fair value accounting across firms, investment companies, and central banks. He has published extensively in top journals such as Journal of Accounting Research and The Accounting Review, and serves as Associate Editor of Accounting and Business Research.

Research Interests:

• Economic and business implications of financial reporting
• Fair value accounting and its real effects
• Use of accounting information in dividend policy and taxation
• International accounting standards and practices

Grants & Funding:

• Leverhulme Trust (£80,000): Accounting-based Value and Firm Valuation (2016-2017)
• ICAEW (£19,000): Fair Value Accounting and Market Volatility (2014-2015)
• Johnson & Johnson (€20,000): R&D Accounting in Pharmaceutical Firms (2013-2014)

Editorial Roles:

• Associate Editor, Accounting and Business Research
• Editorial Board Member, European Accounting Review and Journal of International Accounting Research

PhD Supervision: Former advisees have secured faculty positions at LSE, Erasmus University, and Tilburg University. Current students include Carmine Pizzo and Michael Scotney.