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
- Call, A., Hribar, P., Skinner, D., & Volant, D. (2024). Corporate Managers’ Perspectives on Forward-Looking Guidance: Survey Evidence. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 78 (2).
- Chen, W., Hribar, P., & Melessa, S. (2022). Standard Error Biases When Using Generated Regressors in Accounting Research. Journal of Accounting Research. DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.12470.
- Hribar, P., Mergenthaler, R., Roeschley, A., Young, S., & Zhao, X. (2022). Do Managers Issue More Voluntary Disclosure When GAAP Limits Their Reporting Discretion in Financial Statements?. Journal of Accounting Research. 60 (1) pp. 299-351.
- Chen, W., Hribar, P., & Melessa, S. J. (2018). Incorrect Inferences when using Residuals as the Dependent Variable. Journal of Accounting Research. 56 (3) pp. 751-796.
- Hribar, P., Melessa, S. J., Small, R. C., & Wilde, J. H. (2017). Does Managerial Sentiment Affect Accrual Estimates? Evidence from the Banking Industry. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 63 (1) pp. 26-50.
- Mergenthaler, R., Hribar, P., Folsom, D., & Peterson, K. (2016). Principles-Based Standards and Earnings Attributes. Management Science.
- Hribar, P. & Yang, H. (2016). CEO Overconfidence and Management Forecasting. Contemporary Accounting Research. 33 (1) pp. 204-227.
- Collins, D. W., Hribar, P., & Tian, X. (2014). Cash Flow Asymmetry: Causes and Implications for Conditional Conservatism Research. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 58 (2) pp. 173-200.
- Hribar, P., Kravet, T., & Wilson, R. J. (2014). A New Measure of Accounting Quality. Review of Accounting Studies.
- Hribar, P., Jenkins, N., & Wang, J. (2009). Institutional Investors and Accounting Restatements. Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting.
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.