Shankar Venkataraman

Shankar Venkataraman received his PhD. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to his PhD. Shankar worked for nearly 10 years in India and in the United States in banking and consulting. Shankar's research has been published in The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, The Review of Accounting Studies, Accounting Horizons, and The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.

Education

• Ph.D. in Accounting, 2008
  The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Austin, TX
• Master of International Management, 1997
  Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, AZ
• Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers, 1993
  Indian Institute of Bankers, Bombay, India
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management, 1991
  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
• Graduate of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, 1991
  Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, Calcutta, India
• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), 1989
  R.K.M. Vivekananda College, University of Madras, Madras, India

Teaching Interests

Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Accounting policy, Experimental methods in accounting research

Research Interests

How individuals make decisions using accounting information, how policy interventions impact managers' decision-making processes.

Awards and Honors

• 2012, Brady Family Award for Faculty Teaching Excellence, Georgia Tech. Atlanta, GA
• 2009, Rich Foundation Grant for Incorporating Ethics in the Accounting Curriculum , Georgia Tech. Atlanta, GA
• 1993, Bank of India Prize: Ranked first in the country, Indian Institute of Bankers
• 1991, Godrej and Boyce Scholarship for superior academic performance, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• 1989, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Gold Medal, Ranked first in the university, University of Madras

Publications

Journal Articles

• Potsaid, T., Venkataraman, S., Zhou, F. (2023). Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs): How Characteristics of Requests for PILOTs Impact Nonprofits’ Fairness Perceptions and Likelihood of Compliance . Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. Forthcoming.
• Potsaid, T., Venkataraman, S. (2022). Trading Restrictions and Investor Reaction to Non-Gains, Non-Losses, and the Fear of Missing Out: Experimental Evidence. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 33 1-9.
• Church, B., Davis-Nozemack, K., Dhooge, L., Venkataraman, S. (2022). The Impact of Juror Knowledge of Deductibility and Defendants’ Tax Rates on Punitive Damages Awards: Experimental Evidence. Journal of the American Taxation Association.
• Ackert, L., Church, B., Venkataraman, S., Zhang, P. (2019). The Joint Impact of Accountability and Transparency on Managers’ Reporting Choices and Owners’ Reaction to those Choices. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. 38 130-145.
• Tang, M., Venkataraman, S. (2018). How Patterns of Past Guidance Provision Affect Investor Judgments: The Joint Effect of Guidance Frequency and Guidance Pattern Consistency. The Accounting Review. 93 327-348.
• Hales, J., Venkataraman, S., Wilks, J. (2012). Accounting for Lease Renewal Options: The Informational Effects of Unit of Account Choices . The Accounting Review. 87 173-197.
• Christensen, T., Merkley, K., Tucker, J., Venkataraman, S. (2011). Do Managers use Earnings Guidance to Influence Street Earnings Exclusions?. Review of Accounting Studies. 16 501-527.
• Hales, J., Kuang, X., Venkataraman, S. (2011). Who Believes the Hype? An Experimental Examination of How Language Affects Investor Judgments.. Journal of Accounting Research. 49 223-255.
• Hirst, E., Koonce, L., Venkataraman, S. (2008). Management Earnings Forecasts: A Review and Framework. Accounting Horizons. 22 315-338.
• Hirst, E., Koonce, L., Venkataraman, S. (2007). How Disaggregation Enhances the Credibility of Management Earnings Forecasts. Journal of Accounting Research. 45 811-837.