Gilles Hilary is a French

accountant An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy. Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certif ...

and academic. He is the George R. Houston Endowed Professor of accounting and control at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

Biography

Gilles Hilary is from France. He was educated in France and the United States. Hilary obtained a

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degree from

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

, an MA degree from ESC Clermont, and a

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degree from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

. He currently is an accountant and professor at

. He is also a professional French accountant, and earned a qualification. He previously was a professor at

INSEAD INSEAD ( ; French: ''Institut européen d'administration des affaires'') is a non-profit business school with locations in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and North America (San Francisco, USA ...

for six years and was at the

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the firs ...

(HKUST) for seven years. He was previously an auditor for

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and

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Research

Hilary's research focuses on the use of accounting information to make investing and financing decisions. His work has been published in journals such as

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, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the

Journal of Accounting Research The ''Journal of Accounting Research'' (''JAR'') is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal associated with the University of Chicago. It was established in 1963 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Chookaszian Accounting Research ...

, the

Journal of Finance ''The Journal of Finance'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Finance Association. It was established in 1946. The editor-in-chief is Antoinette Schoar. According to the ''Journal Citation R ...

, the Journal of Financial Economic, Management Science or the Review of Accounting Studies.

Awards

* Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, (MBA Teaching), 2007 * Elected "Best Professor for Required Courses" by MBA students, 2007 * Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence (Undergraduate Teaching), 2005 * Wei Lun Fellowship, HKUST, 2002–2004 * Oscar G. Mayer Foundation Fellowship, 2001–2002 * University of Chicago Fellowship, 1997–2001 * SSRN Top Ten download lists, 2001–2008 * Aoki Outstanding Paper Award, 2000

Publications

Source:Georgetown University
* Volodymyr Babich and Gilles Hilary. "Distributed Ledgers and Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM), Forthcoming (2018) * Sterling Huang and Gilles Hilary. "Zombie Board: Board Tenure and Firm Performance." Journal of Accounting Research, 56, 4 (September 2018): 1285-1329. * The Bright Side of Managerial Over-optimism. Journal of Accounting and Economics 62.1 (2016): 46-64 (with Charles Hsu, Benjamin Segal and Rencheng Wang). * Management Forecast Consistency, The Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 52, Iss. 1, 2014, 163–191 (with Charles Hsu and Rencheng Wang). * The Role of Analysts in Intra-Industry Information Transfer, The Accounting Review, July 2013, Vol. 88, No. 4, pp. 1265–1287. (with Rui Shen). * Analyst Forecasts Consistency, The Journal of Finance, Vol. 68, Iss. 1, pp. 271–297, February 2013 (with Charles Hsu). * The Role of Anchoring Bias in the Equity Market: Evidence from Analysts' Earnings Forecasts and Stock Returns. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, volume 48, issue 01, 2013, pp. 47–76 (with Ling Cen and KC John Wei). * Endogenous Overconfidence in Managerial Forecasts. Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 51, 2011, pp. 300–313 (with Charles Hsu). * CEO Ability, Pay, and Firm Performance." Management Science, Vol. 56, Iss. 10, 2010, pp. 1633–1652 (with Yuk Ying Chang and Sudipto Dasgupta). * How Does Financial Reporting Quality Relate to Investments Efficiency? - Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 48, 2009, pp. 112–131 (with Gary Biddle and Rodrigo Verdi). * The Effect of Auditor Quality on Financing Decisions. - The Accounting Review, Vol. 84, No. 4, 2009, pp. 1085–1117 (with Xin Chang and Sudipto Dasgupta). * Does Religion Matter in Corporate Decision Making in America? - Journal of Financial Economics 93, 2009, 455-473 (with Kai Wai Hui). * Accounting Quality and Firm-level Capital Investment. - The Accounting Review, Vol. 81, No. 5, 2006, 963-982 (with Gary Biddle) * Organized Labor and Information Asymmetry in Financial Markets. - The Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 11, Iss. 4. * Does Past Success Lead Analysts to Become Overconfident? - Management Science, Vol. 52, No. 4, 489-500 (with Lior Menzly). * Analyst Coverage and Financing Decisions. - Journal of Finance, Vol. 61, Iss 6, 3009-3048 (with Xin Chang and Sudipto Dasgupta). * The Credibility of Self-Regulation: Evidence from the Accounting Profession's Peer Review Program. - Journal of Accounting and Economics 40, 211-229 (with Clive Lennox).

References

External links

Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business - Department of Accounting
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