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Terence Pitre

Assistant Professor : Accounting Department
 

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Academic Background
B.S., University of Louisiana-Lafayette
M.B.A Tulane University
Ph.D. Michigan State University

Research Specialties
Experimental research on decision making in accounting and other business contexts.

Current Research

  • Frequency of financial reporting
  • Earnings management
  • Financial disclosure

Major Works

  • “Effects of Increased Reporting Frequency on the Accuracy, Dispersion and Confidence Intervals of Nonprofessional Investors’ Earnings Predictions,” Behavioral Research in Accounting Journal, Forthcoming 2011.
  • Pitre, Terence, Ronald Daigle & Robert Pinsker, “An Investigation of Nonprofessional Investors’ Qualitative Materiality Judgments Incorporating SEC Listed vs. Non-listed Events,” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 28 (2009): 446-465.
  • Pitre, Terence, W. Achilles & J. Blaskov, "Corporate Governance and Reporting Frequency: Hazards of More Frequent Reporting,"  Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control, May 2008.
  • "Reporting Frequency and Sample Size: Effects on Prediction, Confidence Levels and Confidence Intervals," Journal of Behavioral Finance 8 (2007): 154-160.