Gus DeFranco
Bio
Gus De Franco is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Rotman. He currently teaches managerial accounting in the MBA program. He has been a visiting Professor at Wharton and MIT’s Sloan School, where he taught financial accounting and financial statement analysis. He has a broad business background including experience in equity research at CIBC Capital Markets, a marketing product manager at Kraft Inc. and spent time with a small biotechnology start-up. His research focuses on sell-side analysts, CFA charter holders, comparability, private firms accounting quality, and valuation.
Academic Positions
| 2007-2011 | Assistant Professor of Accounting; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto |
| 2010 | Visiting Professor; The Wharton School, University of Pennslyvania |
| 2006 - 2007 | Visiting Assistant Professor; Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2003 - 2006 | Assistant Professor; Mississauga Campus and Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto |
| 2000 - 2001 | Instructor; The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1998-1999 | EMBA Distance Learning Manager; IMD |
| 1996 | Teaching Assistant; Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University |
Non-Academic Positions
| 1998 | Corporate Development; Viscount Pharma Inc. |
| 1997-1998 | Equity Research Analyst; Groome Capital |
| 1996-1997 | Equity Research Analyst; CIBC Capital Markets |
| 1991-1994 | Marketing Product Management; Kraft Inc. |
Selected Publications - Papers
- Peer Choice in CEO Compensation; Albuquerque, A; De Franco, G; Verdi, R; Journal of Financial Economics, Forthcoming; 2012
- Do Analysts’ Notes Provide New Information?; De Franco, G; Hope, O.-K.; Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance; Issue: 26 (2); 2011; Pages: 229–254
- Do Private Company Targets that Hire Big 4 Auditors Receive Higher Proceeds?â€; De Franco, G.; Gavious, I.; Jin, J.Y.; Richardson, G.D.; Contemporary Accounting Research; Issue: 28 (1); 2011; Pages: 215–262
- The Benefits of Financial Statement Comparability; De Franco, G; Kothari, S.P.; Verdi R.; Journal of Accounting Research; Issue: 49 (4); 2011; Pages: 895–931
- Accounting Adjustments and the Valuation of Financial Statement Note Information in 10-K Filings; De Franco, G.; Wong, F.; Zhou, Y.; The Accounting Review; Issue: 86 (5); 2011; Pages: 1577-1604
- The Performance of Analysts with a CFA designation: The Role of Human-Capital and Signaling Theories; De Franco, G.; Zhou, Y; The Accounting Review; Issue: 84 (2); 2009; Pages: 383-404
- The Informational Role of Bond Analysts; De Franco, G.; Vasvari, F.; Wittenberg-Moerman, R.; Journal of Accounting Research; Issue: 47 (5); 2009; Pages: 1201-1248
- Wealth Transfer Effects of Analysts; De Franco, G; Lu, H.; Vasvari, F.; Journal of Accounting Research; Issue: 45 (1); 2007; Pages: 71-109
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
| American Accounting Association |
| Canadian Accounting Association |
| European Accounting Association |
Research and Teaching Interests
Financial and Managerial Accounting, Analysts, Comparability, Capital Markets
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