Knowledge Wharton
Christopher Stephen Armstrong
Research Publications Biography
Research Areas
Executive compensation and incentives; corporate governance; financial accounting
Executive compensation and incentives; corporate governance; financial accounting
(with Mary Barth, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward Riedl)
“Market Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe” The Accounting Review (Forthcoming).
(with Alan Jagolinzer and David Larcker)
“Chief Executive Officer Equity Incentives and Accounting Irregularities.” Journal of Accounting Research (Forthcoming).
(with David Larcker)
“Discussion of ‘The Impact of the Options Backdating Scandal on Shareholders’ and ‘Taxes and the Backdating of Stock Option Exercise Dates’” Journal of Accounting and Economics, 47 (2009) 50-58.
(with Antonio Davila, George Foster and John R. M. Hand)
“Biases in Multi-Year Management Financial Forecasts: Evidence from Private Venture-Backed U.S. Companies,” Review of Accounting Studies 12 (2007) 183-215.
(with Antonio Davila and George Foster)
“Venture-backed private equity valuation and financial statement information.” Review of Accounting Studies 11 (2006) 119-154.
(with Wayne Guay and Joe Weber)
“The Role of Information and Financial Reporting in Corporate Governance and Contracting.” Journal of Accounting and Economics working paper.
(with David Larcker and Che-Lin Su)
“Endogenous Selection and Moral Hazard in Compensation Contracts.” working paper.
(with John Core, Dan Taylor and Ro Verrecchia)
“When Does Information Asymmetry Affect the Cost of Capital?” working paper.
(with Rahul Vashistha)
“Executive Stock Options and Risk Substitution” (working paper).
PhD, Stanford University, 2008; MPA, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000; BS, The University of Virginia, 1999
Wharton: 2007-present
Staff Accountant, KPMG LLP, 2000 – 2002
