Mark Paul Kim

Mark Paul Kim is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Department of Accounting, UCLA Anderson School of Management. He joined the faculty in 2019 and focuses on the law and economics of securities regulation, disclosure, and earnings management. His research includes capital market effects of accounting enforcement regimes.

• Ph.D. in Accounting (2019, Florida State University)
• M.S. in Management (2015, Northwestern University)
• M.S. in Statistics (2009, University of Chicago)
• B.S. in Economics (2007, Sogang University)

Kim’s research intersects Accounting Standards, Auditing, and Law and Finance, with a focus on Disclosure, Earnings Management, and Regulatory Compliance. His published and working papers analyze topics like financial reporting timeliness, post-litigation conservatism, and IFRS enforcement, reflecting trends in Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation.

• AAA Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award (2020)
• AAA/ Deloitte Foundation/ J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow (2017)

Kim teaches Financial Accounting to Full-Time MBA and FEMBA students and Special Topics in Accounting at the Ph.D. level. His military service in the Republic of Korea Air Force (2002–2004) and personal interests in music and the outdoors add context to his profile.