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Paul Hribar

Henry B. Tippie Excellence Chair in Accounting and Professor

Current Positions

  • Henry B. Tippie Excellence Chair in Accounting, Accounting
  • Professor, Accounting

Education

  • MS in Accounting, University of Saskatchewan
  • BMgt in Accounting, University of Lethbridge
  • PhD in Business Administration, University of Iowa

Research Interests

  • financial accounting

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Collegiate Teaching Award - Tippie College of Business, 2022
  • Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award - Tippie College of Business, 2022
  • Top Cited Article - Journal of Accounting Research, 2021 - 2022
  • Most Cited & Impact Factor Article - Journal of Accounting Research, 2020
  • Dean's Teaching Award - Tippie College of Business, 2012
  • Best Dissertation Supervision Award - American Accounting Association, FARS, 2024
  • Visiting Distinguished Professor - Lancaster University, 2016 - 2020
  • Lloyd J. and Thelma W. Palmer Research Fellow - University of Iowa, 2006
  • Research Fellow - McGladrey Institute, 2006
  • Ada Howe Kent Foundation Fellow - Cornell University, 2003

Selected Publications

Selected Presentations

  • "Earnings Myopia and Private Equity Takeovers," Guest/Invited Speaker at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal, June 2022.
  • "A Competing Explanation for Sources of Bias in Earnings-Based Measures of Conservatism," Guest/Invited Speaker at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, October 2013.
  • "Discussion of Analyst and Insider Trades," Guest/Invited Speaker at Journal of Accounting and Economics Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2011.
  • "Do Counterparties Respond to CEO overconfidence?," Guest/Invited Speaker at American University, Washington, District of Columbia, October 2011.
  • "Do Counterparties Respond to CEO Overconfidence?," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, September 2011.
  • "Do Counterparties Respond to CEO Overconfidence?," Guest/Invited Speaker at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, August 2011.
  • "The Superficial Precision of Point Forecasts," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Toronto, December 2023.
  • "The Superficial Precision of Point Forecasts," Guest/Invited Speaker at Georgia State University, December 2023.
  • "Corporate Manager's Perspectives on Forward Looking Guidance," Accepted Speaker at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 2023.
  • "Competition Enforecement and Accounting for Intangible Capital," Discussant at Northwestern University, September 2023.

Working Papers

  • Asay, S., Hribar, P., & Quinto, C. (2025). The Superficial Precision of Point Forecasts.
  • Garfinkel, J. A., Hribar, P., & Hsiao, L. (2025). Aggregate Sales Growth and Stock Market Returns.
  • Hass, L., Hribar, P., Marangoni, C., & Pinto, R. (2025). Firm benefits of workers’ financial well-being.
  • Garfinkel, J. A., Hribar, P., & Hsiao, L. (2025). Visualizing Earnings to Predict Post Earnings Announcement Drift: A Deep Learning Approach.
  • Hills, R., Hribar, P., & Krupa, T. (2025). Can Enhanced Risk Information Increase Misconduct? Evidence from Mandated Enterprise Risk Assessments.
  • Hribar, P., Melessa, S., Wilde, J. H., & Volant, D. (2025). Customer Bargaining Power and Strategic Financial Reporting.
  • Hass, L., Hribar, P., & Vergauwe, S. (2021). Analyst Distraction and Forecast Accuracy.
  • Chatterjee, C., Hass, L., Hribar, P., & Kaligirou, F. (2021). Debt Covenant Violations and Employee Safety.
  • Collins, D. W., Hribar, P., & Tian, X. (2013). A Competing Explanation for Sources of Bias in Earnings-Based Measures of Conditional Conservatism.

Editorial & Review Activities

  • Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research, May 2017 - December 2024.
  • Associate Editor, Management Science, July 2016 - February 2020.
  • Editorial Board Member, Review of Accounting Studies, January 2006.
  • Editorial Board Member, Contemporary Accounting Research, January 2010 - May 2017.
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Accounting Research, November 2009 - December 2012.
  • Editorial Board Member, The Accounting Review, January 2005 - January 2007.