Mihir Mehta

Mihir Mehta

  • Assistant Professor of Accounting
Education
  • PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
  • GradDip (Math) University of Technology 2004
  • B Bus (Hons I) University of Technology 2003

Contact Information

Phone
(734) 936-2771
Email
Room
R3366

I received my doctorate from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelors in Business (with First Class Honors) from the University of Technology, Sydney.

My research spans two broad areas. The first is at the intersection of accounting and political economics. I investigate how organizations are affected by, and respond to, frictions in the U.S. political system that arise because of limitations in political governance and monitoring systems.

I focus on the idea that the governance and monitoring systems that politicians use to oversee and discipline regulators are a double-edged sword. In particular, the systems also allow politicians to opportunistically influence regulator actions for self-serving reasons. In a series of papers, I provide evidence to this effect. In a follow-up study, I investigate regulator design characteristics that can limit opportunistic political influence. In another study, I consider governance and monitoring systems in government more broadly by examining whether these systems prevent the misuse of government funds. My recently, my research focuses on the breadth of ways in which firms attempt to influence the political process.

The second stream of my research examines the usefulness and consequences of information spillovers. My research considers a diverse range of contexts, including: (1) the completeness of regulations against insider trading; (2) the role of humans in lending decisions, given the extensive use of artificial intelligence in lending markets; and (3) the benefits of different specialization structures in organizations.

My research has been presented at leading universities and academic conferences across accounting, finance, and political economics and has been nominated for and won multiple competitive awards. My papers have been published in Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Journal of Accounting ResearchThe Accounting Review, and Contemporary Accounting Research, and have been cited by Reuters, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Yahoo! Finance, and L’Echo. I am also a business news contributor on WILS 1320 News Radio.

I have won awards for both my undergraduate and graduate teaching. I currently teach Financial Accounting (ACC 300), a core class for Michigan Ross undergraduate students. Before academia, I worked at Ernst & Young LLP in Sydney, Australia. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and daughter, drinking coffee, and playing golf (poorly).

 

Machine + Man: A field experiment on the role of discretion in augmenting AI-based lending models

Authors
Costello, A., Down, A., Mehta, M
Published Date
2020

Source

Journal of Accounting & Economics
Volume: 
70
Issue: 
2-3
Pages: 
101360

Politically Connected Governments

Authors
Cuny, C., Kim, J., Mehta, M.
Published Date
2020

Source

Journal of Accounting Research
Volume: 
58
Issue: 
4
Pages: 
915-952

Audit Office Reputation Shocks from Gains and Losses of Major Industry Clients

Authors
Francis, J.; Mehta; M.; Zhao, W.
Published Date
2017

Source

Contemporary Accounting Research
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
4
Pages: 
1922-1974

Pay Gap and Performance in China

Authors
Banker, R.; Bu, D.; Mehta, M.
Published Date
2016

Source

ABACUS
Volume: 
52
Issue: 
3
Pages: 
501-531

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