
Dr. Shyam Sunder is the James L. Frank Professor of Accounting, Economics, and Finance at the Yale School of Management and Professor in the Department of Economics. He is a renowned accounting theorist and experimental economist. His research contributions include financial reporting, information in security markets, statistical theory of valuation, and design of electronic markets. He is a pioneer in the fields of experimental finance and experimental macroeconomics. Dr. Sunder has won many awards for his research that includes ten books and more than 220 articles in the leading journals of accounting, economics and finance, as well as in popular media. Dr. Sunder’s current research includes the problem of structuring U.S. and international accounting and auditing institutions to obtain a judicious and efficient balance between regulatory oversight and market competition. He is a past president of the American Accounting Association, former director of the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at Yale, distinguished fellow of the Center for Study of Science and Technology Policy in Bengaluru, and research fellow of Research Institute of Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University. He is also a member of the International Academic Advisory Boards of the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, and the Business School of Jindal Global University, Sonepat, India.
Education
- PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, 1974
- MS, Carnegie Mellon University (Industrial Administration), 1972
Courses
- International Experience: India MGT 416
- Management Leadership & Humanities MGT 889
- Security Analysis & Valuation MGT 948
- Security Analysis & Valuation: Portfolio Management MGT 988
Selected Articles
Why Reduce Economics to Psychology
Demand for and Assessment of Audit Quality in Private Companies
Nudge, Boost, or Design? Limitations of behaviorally informed policy under social interaction
Finance of Public Goods through Taxation in a General Equilibrium Economy: Experimental Evidence
Simple Agents, Intelligent Markets
Selected Books
Working Papers
Achievements
- Outstanding Educator, American Accounting Association, 2013
- President, American Accounting Association, 2006-2007
- Distinguished Lecturer, Center for Computational Finance and Economic Agents, University of Essex, UK
- Distinguished International Visiting Lecturer, American Accounting Association, 2000
- Presidential Research Lecturer, American Accounting Association, 1999
- Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award, American Institute of CPA's and American Accounting Association, 1982, 1998
- Chair, Faculty Organization and Senate, Carnegie Mellon University, 1997-1998
- Director of Research, American Accounting Association, 1988-1990
- Member, Founding Executive Committee, Economic Science Association
- Alpha Kappa Psi Foundation National Accounting Award, 1982
- Manuscript Award, American Accounting Association, 1975
Editorships
- Journal of Accounting, Economics and Law: A Convivium Editor
Boards
- Academy for Government Accountability, 2006-2008
- American Accounting Association, 2005-2008
- International Association for Accounting, Education, and Research, 2006-2007
- World Computer Exchange, 2000-2009
- GMex, Inc., 1999-2001
- Carnegie Mellon University Board of Trustees, 1997-98
- Financial Executives Institute, Pittsburgh Chapter, 1995-99
- Economic Science Association