Jacob Thomas
Williams Brothers Professor of Accounting and Finance
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Professor Thomas focuses on the relation between accounting information and stock prices. Insights recently developed in this area that suggest fundamental links between accounting numbers and value form the basis of much of his recent teaching and research. He was actively involved in developing the core curriculum and has written cases and other teaching material for the courses he teaches on equity valuation and financial management. Differences between stock prices and fundamental value provide the basis for his examination of various stock trading strategies. Before joining the faculty at the Yale School of Management, he was the Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting and Finance at Columbia Business School.
Expertise
Education
- PhD, University of Michigan, 1984
- MBA, ICMS, 1977
- B. Tech, IIT, 1974
Courses
- Sourcing & Managing Funds MGT 423
- Advanced Financial Statement Analysis MGT 813
Selected Articles
F. Cheong and J. Thomas
Management Science
2017 (forthcoming)
P. Patatoukas and J. Thomas
Review of Accounting Studies.
2016
F. Zhang, S. Chen, and J. Thomas
Review of Accounting Studies
2016
F. Zhang, F. Bova, K. Kolev, and J. Thomas
The Accounting Review
2015
J. Thomas and F. Zhang
Review of Accounting Studies
2014
Selected Working Papers
A. Ertan, S. Lewellen, and J. Thomas
2016
Achievements
- Distinguished Alumni Speaker, Rackham Centennial, 2012
- Research Prize, Chazen International, 2002
- Finalist, Smith Breeden Prize, American Finance Association, 2001
- First Prize, IBES Competition for International Valuation Research, 1999
- Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, Columbia Business School, 1995
- AICPA Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award, 1993
- Deloitte Haskins and Sells Doctoral Fellow, 1982-1984
