Irene Karamanou
Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Accounting, Department of Public and Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Nicosia, Cyprus
E-mail:bakara@ucy.ac.cy
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- BBA in Accounting,at the University of Houston, USA, 1991
- MBA, Maastricht School of Management Netherlands, 1994
- Ph.D. in Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, 2000
POSITIONS HELD
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with three years of experience as auditor.
- In Cyprus she has also worked for Barclays Bank International, accounts department (1991-92), and as senior auditor for Coopers & Lybrand (1992-95).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
International capital markets and the relevance of accounting information to the allocation of capital within the economy. Specific interests include the valuation of analyst earnings forecasts and mandatory accounting disclosures in both the US and international markets, and earnings management.
INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant and the Texas State Board of Public Accounting.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
1. "The association between boards and audit committees with management earnings forecasts", (co-authored with Nikos Vafeas), Journal of Accounting Research, forthcoming.
2. "A study of the economic consequences of Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure)" (co-authored with Afshad Irani).
3. Research in Accounting Regulation, 2004.
4. "Regulation Fair Disclosure, analyst following and analyst forecast dispersion" (co-authored with Afshad Irani).
5. Accounting Horizons, March 2003.
