William H. Beaver

Professor Emeritus, Accounting

William H. Beaver

The Joan E. Horngren Professor of Accounting, Emeritus

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Bio

William H. Beaver is widely recognized for his innovative research on how accounting information in corporate financial statements affects security prices. He was among the first to investigate financial ratios as predictors of business failure. His recent work has centered on public policy issues connected with government regulation of corporate financial disclosure.

 

Academic Degrees

  • MBA and PhD, University of Chicago, 1965
  • BBA, University of Notre Dame, 1962
  • CPA, 1969 (Illinois)

Academic Appointments

  • At Stanford University since 1969
  • Assistant Professor, University of Chicago, 1965-69

Awards and Honors

  • Teaching Excellence Award, Stanford Graduate School of Business, PhD Student Program, 2004
  • Teaching Excellence Award, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Sloan Student Program, 1999
  • AAA Outstanding Educator Award, American Accounting Association, 1990
  • Wildman Award for Outstanding Research, American Accounting Association, 1985
  • Distinguished Teaching Award, Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Students, 1985

Publications

Journal Articles

William H. Beaver, Stefano Cascino, Maria Correia, Maureen McNichols
Review of Accounting Studies
July 2023
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols, Zach Z. Wang
Journal of Accounting and Economics
February 2020 Vol. 69 Issue 1
William H. Beaver, Stefano Cascino, Maria Correia, Maureen McNichols
Management Science
May 8, 2019 Vol. 65 Issue 8 Pages 3559-3584
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols, Zach Z. Wang
Review of Accounting Studies
March 2018 Vol. 23 Issue 1 Pages 95-135
Dan Amiram, William H. Beaver, Wayne R. Landsman, Jianxin Zhao
Journal of Financial Economics
November 2017 Vol. 126 Issue 2 Pages 364-382
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols, Richard Price
Journal of Accounting Literature
December 2016 Vol. 37 Pages 1-18
William H. Beaver, Maria Correia, Maureen McNichols
Foundations and Trends in Accounting
January 2011 Vol. 5 Issue 2 Pages 99-173
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols, Karen K. Nelson
Review of Accounting Studies
2007 Vol. 12 Issue 4 Pages 525-556
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols, Richard Price
Journal of Accounting and Economics
2007 Vol. 43 Issue 2–3 Pages 341-368
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, John R.M. Hand, Wayne R. Landsman
Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance
October 2005 Vol. 20 Issue 4 Pages 311-345
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols, Jung-Wu Rhie
Review of Accounting Studies
March 2005 Vol. 10 Issue 1 Pages 93-122
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols, Karen K. Nelson
Journal of Accounting and Economics
August 2003 Vol. 35 Issue 3 Pages 347–376
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols
Review of Accounting Studies
June 2001 Vol. 6 Issue 2-3 Pages 197-220
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, Wayne R. Landsman
Journal of Accounting and Economics
2001 Vol. 31 Issue 1–3 Pages 77–104
William H. Beaver, Stephen G. Ryan
Journal of Accounting Research
2000 Vol. 38 Issue 1 Pages 127-148
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, John R.M. Hand, Wayne R. Landsman
Review of Accounting Studies
December 1999 Vol. 4 Issue 3-4 Pages 205-229
William H. Beaver, Maureen McNichols
Review of Accounting Studies
March 1998 Vol. 3 Issue 1-2 Pages 73-95
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, Wayne R. Landsman
Journal of Accounting and Economics
February 1998 Vol. 25 Issue 1 Pages 1–34
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, Wayne R. Landsman
The Accounting Review
October 1996 Vol. 71 Issue 4 Pages 513-537
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, Wayne R. Landsman
Financial Analysts Journal
January 1993 Vol. 49 Issue 1 Pages 18-26
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, Wayne R. Landsman
Journal of Accounting and Economics
March 1992 Vol. 15 Issue 1 Pages 27–62
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, Mark A. Wolfson
Financial Analysts Journal
1990 Vol. 46 Issue 3 Pages 53-60
William H. Beaver, Carol Eger, Stephen Ryan, Mark A. Wolfson
Journal of Accounting Research
1989 Vol. 27 Issue 2 Pages 157-178
William H. Beaver, Joel S. Demski
Accounting Review
1979 Vol. 54 Issue 1 Pages 38-46
William H. Beaver
Journal of Accounting Research
1966 Vol. 4 Issue Empirical Research in Accounting: Selected Studies Pages 71-111

Working Papers

Maureen McNichols, William H. Beaver, Zach Zhiguang Wang November 9, 2017
Maureen McNichols, William H. Beaver, Zach Wang April 2017
William H. Beaver, Catherine Shakespeare , Mark T. Soliman June 2006
Mary E. Barth, William H. Beaver, Wayne Landsman 1995

Service to the Profession

Editorial Boards

  • Journal of Accounting Research
  • Journal of Accounting and Economics
  • Review of Accounting Studies, 1969-present

Professional Associations

  • President, American Accounting Association, 1979-1981
  • Member, American Accounting Association, 1969-present
  • Member, American Institute of CPAs, 1969-present
  • Member, SEC Advisory Committee on Corporate Disclosure Policy, 1969-present

Insights by Stanford Business

October 06, 2015
It’s easier than ever to find up-to-the-minute data on companies. So why are investors in love with old-fashioned financial statements?
March 15, 2013
New research explores the value of financial and market data to ascertaining the likelihood of bankruptcy.
November 01, 2005
New research shows that financial ratios are still quite effective at predicting bankruptcy.
April 01, 2005
Certified agencies may "miss" based on short-term news, but they still serve their purpose for large institutional investors.

School News

May 01, 2004
Faculty were honored, respectively, by the PhD Student Association, MBA students, and students in the Sloan Masters Program.