Matthew Bloomfield

Matthew Bloomfield is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on incentives, earnings management, and the interplay between product market considerations and accounting choices, particularly in oligopolistic industries.

He earned his PhD in Accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2018) and holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Statistics and Music Performance from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (2012).

His research interests include Earnings Management, Corporate Disclosure, Financial Reporting, Agency Theory, and Cost Accounting. His work explores how strategic product market behavior interacts with financial reporting decisions and how incentives shape accounting outcomes across firms.

Although no specific publications are listed in the provided text, his teaching of advanced doctoral research seminars (ACCT9400, ACCT9410, ACCT9430) indicates deep engagement with the theoretical and empirical literature in accounting, including corporate disclosure, cost of capital, governance, financial intermediation, and market efficiency.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

• Excellence in Refereeing Award, The Journal of Accounting Research (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
• Glen McLaughlin Prize for Research in Accounting Ethics (2023–2024)
• Teaching Excellence Award, The Wharton School (2023, 2021, 2020)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, The Accounting Review (2023, 2020)
• Excellence in Reviewing Award, FARS Midyear Meeting (2022)
• Outstanding Discussion Award, FARS Midyear Meeting (2022, 2019)
• Outstanding Discussion Award, MAS Midyear Meeting (2022)
• Referee of the Year Award, The Journal of Accounting Research (2021)
• Winner of Emerging Scholar Award, Carnegie Mellon Accounting Mini-Conference (2016)
• Teaching Award for Exceptional Service to Executive MBA Program, University of Chicago (2015)
• Ellis Bonoff Kohs Award for Orchestral Excellence, University of Chicago (2014)
• First Place Winner of University of Chicago Biennial Concerto Competition (2014)
• Ernest R. Wish Ph.D. Fellowship, University of Chicago (2012)
• Angell Scholar, University of Michigan (2012)

Professor Bloomfield has been recognized for both teaching and peer-review excellence. He has advised or taught numerous doctoral students through Wharton’s accounting PhD program, though specific student names are not listed. He has not received public mention of external research grants in the provided text. He teaches undergraduate and doctoral courses including ACCT 1020 (Strategic Cost Analysis) and ACCT9400–ACCT9430 (Research in Accounting).

There is no mention of specific research labs or collaborative teams, but his active role in refereeing and presenting at major accounting conferences (FARS, MAS) suggests strong integration within the academic accounting community.