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Charles Ham
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Charles Ham

  • Associate Professor
  • Blanche “Peg” Philpott Faculty Fellowship
Department: Accounting
Campus: Bloomington


Areas of Expertise

Human Capital, Corporate Governance, Capital Markets, Information Intermediaries, Payout Policy

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Accounting, University of Maryland, 2015
  • Master of Accountancy, Villanova University, 2010
  • BSBA, Accounting, Bucknell University, 2007

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Indiana University, 2022-present
  • Assistant Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, 2016-2022
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, 2015-2016
  • Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland, 2010-2015
  • Financial Reporting, Citco Fund Services, 2008-2010
  • Auditing, KPMG, 2007-2008

Selected Publications

  • Ham, C., Hann, R. N., Rabier, M., and Wang, W. (2024). Auditor Skill Demands and Audit Quality: Evidence from Job Postings. Management Science, in press.
  • Ham, C., Kaplan, Z., and Utke, S. (2023). Attention to Dividends, Inattention to Earnings? Review of Accounting Studies, 28, 265–306.
  • Ham, C., Kaplan, Z., and Lemayian, Z. (2022). Rationalizing Forecast Inefficiency. Review of Accounting Studies, 27, 313-343.
  • Black, J., Ham, C., Kimbrough, M., and Yee, H. (2022). Legal Expertise and the Role of Litigation Risk in Firms’ Conservatism Choices. The Accounting Review, 97(4), 105–129.
  • Ham, C., Kaplan, Z., and Leary, M. (2020). Do Dividends Convey Information about Future Earnings? Journal of Financial Economics, 136(2), 547-570.
  • Ham, C., Berger, P., and Kaplan, Z. (2019). Do Analysts Say Anything About Earnings Without Revising Their Earnings Forecasts? The Accounting Review, 94(2), 29–52.
  • Ham, C., Seybert, N., and Wang, S. (2018). Narcissism is a Bad Sign: CEO Signature Size, Investment, and Performance. Review of Accounting Studies, 23, 234–264.
  • Ham, C., Lang, M., Seybert, N., and Wang, S. (2017). CFO Narcissism and Financial Reporting Quality. Journal of Accounting Research, 55(5), 1089-1135.
  • Ham, C., and Koharki, K. (2016). The Association Between Corporate General Counsel and Firm Credit Risk. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 61(2-3), 274-293.

Edited on July 30, 2024

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