Patricia O Brien
Professor
Accounting and Finance
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Prof/Dr. Patricia O'Brien is completed her PhD in university of Chicago. Currently she is working as Professor in Waterloo University. She have completed her Administravtive responsibilities as Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting, Approved Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor, Financial Accounting. She is also working as Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants - Academic Advisory Committee member, 2005 - present. Editor-in-Chief, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2013-present, Associate Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2001 – 2010.
Research Interest
Corporate disclosure and financial reporting, and their effects on capital markets. I am particularly interested in the role played by financial analysts as information intermediaries.
Publications
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O'Brien PC. SECURITISATION, TRANSPARENCY AND FAILURE RISK. Irish Accounting Review. 2011 Jun 1;18(1).
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O'brien PC. Changing the concepts to justify the standards. Accounting Perspectives. 2009 Nov 1;8(4):263-75.
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O Brien PC, Tan H. Geographic proximity and analyst coverage decisions: Evidence from IPOs. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 2015 Feb 28;59(1):41-59.
