Jonathan L. Rogers is an American accounting scholar who holds the Tisone Endowed Chair of Accounting at the University of Colorado-Boulder's

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Early career

Rogers received his bachelor's degree in economics and finance from the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

in 1996. Subsequently, he worked as a certified management accountant (CMA) and a certified financial manager (CFM). He then entered the PhD in accounting from the

Wharton School of Business The Wharton School ( ) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia. Established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton, a co-founder of Bethlehem Steel, the Wharton ...

at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his PhD in 2005. Rogers started his academic career at the

University of Chicago Booth School of Business The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (branded as Chicago Booth) is the graduate business school of the University of Chicago, a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1898, Chicago Booth is the second-oldest ...

, serving as an instructor, assistant professor, and associate professor. In 2013, he moved to the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business as an associate professor with tenure. He was subsequently promoted to professor and appointed to the Tisone Endowed Chair.

Research

Rogers studies how accounting information affects the efficiency of

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. For capital markets to provide the most benefit to society, they require timely and high-quality information flows that enable investors to identify the most promising investments. Inaccurate or low-quality information distorts investment decisions. Rogers studies this information flows, examining: a) strategic communication by firms and managers via

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, b) the role of media in affecting stock prices and in exacerbating or mitigating

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advantages in comparison with the average investor, and c) the employment market for ex-CEOs of publicly traded companies.

Most-cited papers

*Rogers JL, Stocken PC. Credibility of management forecasts. ''

The Accounting Review ''The Accounting Review'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Accounting Association (AAA) that covers accounting with a scope encompassing any accounting-related subject and any research methodology. ''The Accou ...

''. 2005 Oct;80(4):1233-60. According to

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, it has been cited 999 times.
Google Scholar Author page, Accessed Oct. 7, 2020 *Rogers JL, Van Buskirk A, Zechman SL. Disclosure tone and shareholder litigation. ''The Accounting Review''. 2011 Nov;86(6):2155-83. According to Google Scholar, this article has been cited 362 times *Rogers JL, Van Buskirk A. Shareholder litigation and changes in disclosure behavior. ''

Journal of Accounting and Economics The ''Journal of Accounting and Economics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on the fields of accounting and economics. The editors-in-chief are J. Core (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), E. deHaan (Stanford University), and W. R. ...

''. 2009 Mar 1;47(1-2):136-56. According to Google Scholar, this article has been cited 333 times

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Jonathan L. American accountants Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Wharton School alumni University of Chicago Booth School of Business faculty University of Texas at Austin alumni University of Colorado Boulder faculty