Henry Friedman
- Entrepreneurship
- Incentive Compensation
- Reporting Quality
- Securities Market Regulation and Standards
Biography
Henry Friedman is an associate professor of accounting. His research relates broadly to how information is produced and used in firms and capital markets. Using theoretical models and archival data, he studies issues involving corporate governance, regulation, disclosure, lobbying, investor preferences for corporate social responsibility, audit quality and non-audit services, reference rate reform, executive compensation, entrepreneurship and common ownership. His research has been published widely in accounting, finance and management journals.
At UCLA Anderson, Friedman teaches introductory financial accounting and runs an online pre-term course to help entering students prepare for their first-year accounting class. Friedman previously taught at Wharton (core managerial accounting) and MIT (core financial accounting).
Courses
Financial Accounting
Education
Ph.D. Accounting 2012, University of Pennsylvania
M.A. Accounting 2012, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Economics 2007, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering 2007, University of Pennsylvania
Recognition
MAS Best Early Career Researcher Award, 2018
Global Research Award, UCLA Anderson Center for Global Management, 2012-2018
Competitive Manuscript Award, American Accounting Association, 2013
MAS Dissertation Award, AAA Management Accounting Section, 2013
Academic Fellow, UCLA Anderson Fink Center for Finance and Investments, 2012
Best Doctoral Student Paper. AAA Western Region Meeting, 2011
Media Coverage
“Disclosure Standards and the Sensitivity of Returns to Mood” The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation (online). December 7, 2015. http://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2015/12/07/disclosure-standards-and-the-sensitivity-of-returns-to-mood/
"The Age of Vernon Jordan is Over—Serving on a Board is a Full-Time Job Now" TheStreet (online). August 31, 2015. http://www.thestreet.com/story/13271386/3/the-age-of-vernon-jordan-is-over-serving-on-a-board-is-a-full-time-job-now.html
"Research Roundup: 'One-size-fits-all' Regulation, Avoiding Decision Traps and How Sex Cues Affect Sales" Knowledge@Wharton (online). November 7, 2012. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=3110
"Does corporate lobbying benefit society?" by Moshe Silver. CNN Money (online). September 28, 2012.https://fortune.com/2012/09/28/does-corporate-lobbying-benefit-society/
“The Merits of One-Size-Fits-All Securities Regulation” The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation (online). September 21, 2012 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2012/09/21/the-merits-of-one-size-fits-all-securities-regulation
“How Much Market Noise? Look Out the Window” by Steven Mintz. Institutional Investor (online). May 17. 2012. http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/3030134/Search/How-Much-Market-Noise-Look-Out-the-Window.htm