Patricia Fairfield

Professor Patricia Fairfield teaches accounting and financial statement analysis, and her research interests include profitability analysis and earnings management. Professor Fairfield’s most recent publications include "Are Special Items Informative about Future Profit Margins?” in The Review of Accounting Studies and “Do Industry Level Analyses Improve Forecasts of Financial Performance?” in The Journal of Accounting Research. Professor Fairfield has provided training and consulting services in accounting and financial statement analysis to corporate executives, audit committees, loan officers, and equity research analysts.

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York - Ph.D.

Publications

P. Fairfield, P. Easton, M. McAnally, X. Zhang. Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation. Westmont, IL: Cambridge Business Publishers, 2009.

P. Fairfield, K. Kitching, V. Tang. "Are Special Items Informative About Future Profit Margins?." Review of Accounting Studies (2009)

P. Fairfield, S. Ramnath, T. Yohn. "Do Industry Level Analyses Improve Forecasts of Financial Performance?." Journal of Accounting Research (2009)

L. Maines, E. Bartov, P. Fairfield, D.E. Hirst, T. Iannaconni, R. Mallet, C. Schrand, D. Skinner, L. Vincent. "Implications of accounting research for the FASB's initiatives on disclosure of information about intangible assets." Accounting Horizons, 17, 2 (2005): 175.