Elizabeth Chuk

Academic Positions

PhD, University of Washington (2010)
Assistant Professor, USC (2010 to 2016)
Assistant Professor, UCI (2016 to 2018)
Associate Professor, UCI (2018 to Present)

 

Research Interests

Financial reporting, consequences of accounting standards, defined benefit pensions, earnings management

 

Professional Bio

Professor Elizabeth Chuk earned her PhD from the University of Washington (Seattle) in 2010. Prior to joining UCI in 2016, she was on the faculty at the University of Southern California for six years. Her research has been published in The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting & Economics, and Contemporary Accounting Research. Prior to her doctorate, she was an auditor at Deloitte & Touche in San Jose, CA.

 

Education

PhD, University of Washington
BS, UC Berkeley

 

Recent Research

  1. “The economic consequences of accounting standards: Evidence from risk-taking in pension plans”
    • Co-author: Divya Anantharaman
    • The Accounting Review 2018, Volume 93 (4) Pages 23-51 (link)
  • “What have we learned about earnings management? Integrating discontinuity evidence”
    • Co-author: Dave Burgstahler
    • Contemporary Accounting Research 2017, Vol. 34 (2) Pages 726-749 (link)
    1. “Do scaling and selection explain earnings discontinuities?”
      • Co-author: Dave Burgstahler
      • Journal of Accounting & Economics 2015, Vol. 60 Pages 168-186 (link)
    1. “Assessing methods of identifying management forecasts: CIG vs. researcher collected”
      • Co-authors: Dawn Matsumoto and Greg Miller
      • Journal of Accounting & Economics 2013, Vol. 55 Issue 1 Pages 23-42 (link)
    1. “Economic consequences of mandated accounting disclosures: Evidence from pension accounting standards”
      • Dissertation, solo-authored
      • The Accounting Review 2013, Vol. 88 Issue 2 Pages 395-427 (link)