Gordon D. Richardson
Bio
Gordon Richardson is a Professor of Accounting. He was Editor of Contemporary Accounting Research from 2001-2006, one of the top five academic accounting journals in the world. An Honorary Professor of the University of Queensland Business School since 2004, he enjoys an international reputation as a leading scholar in academic accounting. In 2004, he delivered the prestigious Wei Lun Visiting Professor Public lecture in Hong Kong. In 2008, he gave a public address as part of the Korean Accounting Association Distinguished Professor Seminar Series. In 2007, in recognition of his research achievements, he was awarded the Haim Falk Award.
Academic Positions
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2002 - present
Full Professor , University of Toronto
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2001-2006
Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research
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1989-2002
Chaired Full Professor, University of Waterloo
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1987-1989
Associate Professor, McMaster University
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1983-1987
Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Selected Publications - Papers
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Peter M. Clarkson, Yue Li, Gordon D. Richardson, Florin P. Vasvari
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
Issue:30 (2)
2011
Pages: 122-144
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Peter Clarkson, J. Douglas Hanna, Gordon D. Richardson, and Rex Thompson
Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics
Issue:7 (1)
2011
Pages: 1-17
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Peter M. Clarkson, Yue Li, Gordon D. Richardson, and Florin P. Vasvari
Accounting, Organizations and Society
Issue:33 (4 - 5)
2008
Pages: 303-327
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Flora F. Niu and Gordon D. Richardson
Contemporary Accounting Research
Issue:23 (4)
2006
Pages: 1105-1133
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Clarkson, P. M., Li, Y. and Richardson, G. D.
Accounting Review
Issue:79 (2)
2004
Pages: 329-353
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Lucie Courteau, Jennifer L. Kao, and Gordon D. Richardson
Accounting and Finance
Issue:18 (4)
2001
Pages: 625-661
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Peter M. Clarkson, Jennifer L. Kao, and Gordon D. Richardson
7th APFA Annual Conference, Shanghai
Issue:16 (1)
1999
Pages: 111-134
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Yue Li, Gordon D. Richardson, and Daniel B. Thornton
Contemporary Accounting Research
Issue:14 (3)
1997
Pages: 435 - 474
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Peter M. Clarkson, Jennifer L. Kao, Gordon D. Richardson
Contemporary Accounting Research
Issue:11 (l-II)
1994
Pages: 423-450
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Lawrence D. Brown, Gordon D. Richardson, and Steven J. Schwager
Journal of Accounting Research
Issue:25 (1)
1987
Pages: 49-67
Featured Work
Dr. Richardson is a capital markets researcher and has over 40 publications in peer reviewed academic journals. In 2006, he published an influential paper in Contemporary Accounting Research which deals with securitizations. He has published several articles related to environmental accounting and he is currently working on a project involving the European carbon emissions cap and trade system. He has also conducted research in the area of the valuation of private companies and the Private Company Discount, the usefulness of internal control disclosures mandated by Sarbanes-Oxley, the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on the valuation of private companies, and the impact of voluntary disclosures on firm valuation. He specializes in accounting based valuation models and the value relevance for investors of financial statements.