معرفی
Judson Caskey is a Professor of Accounting at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He focuses on empirical and modeling research in financial accounting, specifically examining the role of accounting disclosures within informed decision making contexts. Caskey teaches MBA financial accounting core courses and electives, as well as theoretical and empirical subjects in Anderson's Ph.D. program. He also serves as an editor at The Accounting Review, the American Accounting Association's flagship journal.
Caskey earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in 2006, an MBA with High Distinction from the University of Michigan in 2002, and a B.A. in Accounting with High Honors from Michigan State University in 1995.
Professor Caskey's research examines both the content of accounting disclosures and how that content is processed by investors and other market participants. His empirical work investigates the information conveyed by financial reports and how investors use it. Current research projects explore the disclosure and structure of lending arrangements, and how accounting information affects stock prices and multiples. His scholarly contributions span multiple areas including financial reporting, investor relations, securities regulation, corporate governance, earnings management, and securities fraud detection.
His research has been published in top-tier journals including Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Financial Reporting, Review of Accounting Studies, and The Accounting Review. Caskey's work shows patterns of increasing focus on information transmission mechanisms, regulatory compliance issues, and the intersection of accounting with capital markets.
Caskey has received several prestigious awards:
- AAA-FARS Best Paper Award for 2022
- Zephyr Price for best corporate finance paper (2014)
- Review of Accounting Studies/Morgan Stanley best discussant award (2014)
- PwC endowed faculty fellowship (2013–2014)
- Deloitte Doctoral Fellowship (2005)
As an educator, Caskey teaches the MBA financial accounting core and electives, and supervises Ph.D. students in Anderson's doctoral program. His research has been featured in major media outlets including Bloomberg BNA, Investopedia, and The Wall Street Journal, demonstrating the practical relevance of his scholarly contributions to accounting practice and regulation.
