Venky Nagar

KPMG Professor of Accounting
Teitelbaum Research Scholar

Education
PhD University of Pennsylvania 1999
MS Dartmouth College 1990
BTech Indian Institute of Technology 1988
Biography

Nagar grew up in India and studied Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He came to the US to study engineering at Dartmouth College and became a programmer. He later decided to switch careers and went to Wharton School and earned a PhD in Accounting.

Nagar studies how management can use accounting data to understand and improve the performance of their organizations. His research is cited as an authority in amicus briefs on nondiscrimination and equality filed by top US companies (Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc.,) in several Federal Appeals Courts and the US Supreme Court.

Latest Faculty News & Research
An Empirical Examination of Capacity Costs
Authors
Merle Ederhof, Venky Nagar, Madhav Rajan
Published Date
3/2021
Authors
Merle Ederhof, Venky Nagar, Madhav Rajan
Source
Management Science
Volume
67
Issue
3
Pages
1
Shareholder monitoring and discretionary disclosure
Authors
Venky Nagar, Jordan Schoenfeld (Ross PhD)
Published Date
7/2021
Authors
Venky Nagar, Jordan Schoenfeld (Ross PhD)
Source
Journal of Accounting & Economics
Volume
72
Issue
1
Pages
1
Government Policy Uncertainty and Stock Liquidity
Authors
Venky Nagar, Jordan Schoenfeld (Ross PhD), Laura Wellman
Published Date
1/2019
Authors
Venky Nagar, Jordan Schoenfeld (Ross PhD), Laura Wellman
Source
Journal of Accounting & Economics
Volume
67
Issue
1
Pages
1
An Information-based Model for the Differential Treatment of Gains and Losses
Authors
Venky Nagar, Korok Ray, Madhav Rajan
Published Date
2018
Authors
Venky Nagar, Korok Ray, Madhav Rajan
Source
Review of Accounting Studies
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
622–653
Manager-Analyst Conversations in Earnings Conference Calls
Authors
Venky Nagar, Jason Chen (Ross PhD), Jordan Schoenfeld (Ross PhD)
Published Date
9/2018
Authors
Venky Nagar, Jason Chen (Ross PhD), Jordan Schoenfeld (Ross PhD)
Source
Review of Accounting Studies
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
1
A Model of Aggregate Reporting
Authors
Venky Nagar, Paolo Petacchi
Published Date
2016
Authors
Venky Nagar, Paolo Petacchi
Source
Journal of Financial Reporting
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
1-19
Knowledge, Compensation and Firm Value: An Empirical Analysis
Authors
Mike Minnis, Feng Li, Venky Nagar, Madhav Rajan
Published Date
8/2014
Authors
Mike Minnis, Feng Li, Venky Nagar, Madhav Rajan
Source
Journal of Accounting & Economics
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
96-116
Diversity and Performance
Authors
Feng Li, Venky Nagar
Published Date
2012
Authors
Feng Li, Venky Nagar
Source
Management Science
Volume
59
Issue
3
Pages
529-544
Governance Problems in Closely Held Corporations
Authors
Venky Nagar, Kathy Petroni, Daniel Wolfenzon
Published Date
2011
Authors
Venky Nagar, Kathy Petroni, Daniel Wolfenzon
Source
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Volume
46
Issue
04
Pages
943-966
Reporting Bias with an Audit Committee
Authors
Venky Nagar, Judson Caskey, Paolo Petacchi
Published Date
2010
Authors
Venky Nagar, Judson Caskey, Paolo Petacchi
Source
The Accounting Review
Volume
85
Issue
2
Pages
447-481
The Incentive Role of Inventory and Cross Training
Authors
Venky Nagar, Richard Saouma, Madhav Rajan
Published Date
2009
Authors
Venky Nagar, Richard Saouma, Madhav Rajan
Source
Journal of Accounting Research