Patricia C. O'Brien Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo

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Research I am interested in information in capital markets, including preparation and interpretation of financial disclosures, the effects of disclosure on capital markets, and the role of financial analysts as information intermediaries. Here is a copy of my current c.v., and below are links to some of my unpublished working papers (all pdf format).       O'Brien (1994) "Corporate Earnings and the Macroeconomy"     McNichols & O'Brien (2001) "Inertia and Discreteness:  Issues in Modeling Analyst Coverage"     O'Brien & Tian (2005) "Financial Analysts' Role in the 1996-2000 Internet Bubble"     McNichols, O'Brien & Pamukcu (2007) “Unaffiliated Analysts’ Recommendation Performance for IPO Firms” Teaching AFM491:  Advanced Financial Accounting -  Fall 2006 syllabus. Acc608:  US GAAP - Spring 2004 syllabus. Acc609:  Financial Statement Analysis - Winter 2004 syllabus. Acc701:  PhD Seminar in Empirical/Archival Research - Winter 2009 syllabus.  Acc781:  Introduction to Research - Fall 2009 syllabus.  Contact Information Patricia C. O'Brien School of Accounting and Finance University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3G1 tel: +1-519-888-4567, ext. 35423 fax: +1-519-888-7562 e-mail: pobrien <at> uwaterloo.ca

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