overview
I have studied the incentives that influence financial statement disclosures and the reaction of users to those disclosures. My most recent studies concentrate on the influence of highly informed traders on price discovery. I also have studies of short sellers and corporate managers in repurchasing stock.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Accounting, Uczelnia Zawodowa ZagLebia Miedziowego w Lubinie - (Lubin, Poland) 1977
- M.B.A. in Accounting, Uczelnia Zawodowa ZagLebia Miedziowego w Lubinie - (Lubin, Poland) 1975
- B.S. in Accounting, University of Rhode Island - (Kingston, Rhode Island, United States) 1969
selected publications
Academic Articles40
- Swanson, E. P., Young, G., & Yust, C. G. (2022). Are All Activists Created Equal? The Effect of Interventions by Hedge Funds and Other Private Activists on Long-term Shareholder Value. Journal of Corporate Finance. 72,
- Swanson, E. P., Young, G. M., & Yust, C. G. (2022). Are all activists created equal? The effect of interventions by hedge funds and other private activists on long-term shareholder value. JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE. 72(2823067), 102144-102144.
- Swanson, E. P., Rees, L. L., & Juarez-Valdes, L. F. (2018). The Contribution of Fundamental Analysis in the Presence of Inflation and a Currency Devaluation.
recent teaching activities
- ACCT651 Dev Of Acct Thought Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Files, Rebecca Lynn (2009-08). Do More Transparent Corporate Actions Following a Restatement Influence the SEC's Decision to Issue an Enforcement Action?. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Srivastava, Anup (2008-05). The challenges of improving revenue-recognition standard for multiple-element firms:evidence from the software industry (SOP 97-2). (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
e-swanson@tamu.edu
First Name
Edward
Last Name
Swanson
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Head Of Accounting; 4353 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4353
USA