Explore Our Research
Our accounting group features prominent scholars whose groundbreaking research is recognized for its impact on both theory and practice.
Explore Our Research
Welcome to the Chookaszian Accounting Research Center
Promoting excellence in knowledge dissemination, diverse engagement, and rigorious scholarship.
The Chookaszian Accounting Research Center has promoted accounting research by Chicago Booth faculty and PhD students since the 1960s.
Our decades-long tradition in accounting is built on milestone contributions by our prominent faculty as well as on a strong PhD program, the Stevens Doctoral Program, that has produced some of the most distinguished accounting scholars.
The center has built an active research community by organizing workshops and conferences that bring together students, faculty, alumni, and other professionals.
- Rigorous scholarship
- Knowledge dissemination
- Diverse engagement
CARC promotes excellence in:
Attend a Research Event
Conferences and other events bring scholars and professionals together to network, share research, and discuss topics in accounting.
Attend a Research Event
Read the Journal of Accounting Research
One of the top accounting research journals in the world, JAR is a general-interest accounting journal that publishes original research.
Read the Journal of Accounting Research
Accounting
As a PhD student in accounting at Booth, you’ll work with outstanding faculty and focus your doctoral research on your own areas of interest.
Accounting
Current PhD Students
Our PhD program in accounting has produced some of the most distinguished scholars in the field. Meet our current PhD students.
Current PhD Students
Recent PhD Graduates
Learn more about the work of our recent PhD graduates and see where they are now.
Recent PhD GraduatesNews and Announcements
Christian Leuz Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Maastricht University
Awarded during the 48th Dies Natalis of Maastricht University. Watch his commitment to advancing knowledge in accounting, finance, and institutional economics.
Christian Leuz Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Maastricht University
Delphine Samuels Receipent of AAA 2020 Competitive Manuscript Award
Delphine Samuels will receive the American Accounting Assocation 2020 Competitive Manuscript Award, awarded to AAA members who earned their PhD within the past five years to encourage exceptional research.
Delphine Samuels Receipent of AAA 2020 Competitive Manuscript Award
Ball and Brown Retrospective Article
Read Australia's monthly business magazine INTHEBLACK retrospective story on Ray Ball and Philip Brown, and the impact of their Journal of Accounting Research paper on their careers and on the accounting field.
Ball and Brown Retrospective Article
Chicago Booth’s Ray Ball awarded 2019 Wharton-Jacobs Levy Prize
Professor Ball’s award-winning research revolutionized the understanding of the impact of corporate disclosure on share prices.
Chicago Booth’s Ray Ball awarded 2019 Wharton-Jacobs Levy Prize
Christian Leuz wins the ACA Award in Financial Governance
Booth professor Christian Leuz received the ACA Award in Financial Governance in recognition of his significant research contributions on the economic consequences and evaluation of capital market and transparency regulation.
Christian Leuz wins the ACA Award in Financial Governance
New Research: Corporate Emissions Inflict Significant Costs on Society, But Disclosure Could Help Reduce Emissions
A new study measures the impact corporate emissions have on society, causing average damages roughly equal to 44 percent of firms’ operating profits.
New Research: Corporate Emissions Inflict Significant Costs on Society, But Disclosure Could Help Reduce EmissionsFeatured Stories from Chicago Booth Review
Civilization Is Based on Accounting
A Q&A with Chicago Booth’s Ray Ball on accounting’s past and future.
Civilization Is Based on Accounting
How Collecting Better Data Can Improve Your Profits
Third-party financial and operational audits deliver big benefits.
How Collecting Better Data Can Improve Your Profits
How to Fight Corruption—and Why We Should
Petty corruption was long thought to grease the wheels of business. But economists are learning how much it can hold back some companies and local economies.
How to Fight Corruption—and Why We Should
How Likely Is That Company to Survive a Downturn?
Research identifies 12 accounting fundamentals that could predict failure during a recession.
How Likely Is That Company to Survive a Downturn?