Academics

Faculty & Staff

Sean S. Cao, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
  • Telephone: 617-287-7721

Areas of Expertise

Financial Accounting, Asset Pricing, and Taxation

Degrees

PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • “Earnings Volatility, Post-Earnings Announcement Drift and Trading Frictions” (with Gans Narayanamoorthy), Journal of Accounting Research , forthcoming

Additional Information

Courses Taught

Financial accounting and Federal taxation

Research Interests

Topics in capital market research (e.g., behavioral finance, the implications of accounting information for firms’ future performance, and the mispricing of accounting information)

Personal Activities

Racquet sports, fishing, basketball, and skiing

Honors

Doctoral Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign