Carol Marquardt

Professor

Zicklin School of Business

Department: Stan Ross Dept Accountancy

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: carol.marquardt@baruch.cuny.edu

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Education

Ph.D., Accounting, Cornell University

MAcc, Accounting, University of Arizona

B.A., English, University of Wisconsin

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Summer 2025ACC5000Independent Study Accounting I
Spring 2025ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2025ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2024BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2024ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Fall 2023BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2023BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2022BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2022ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2022BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2021BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2021ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2021BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2020BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2017BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2017ACC9993Special Topics in Accountancy
Spring 2016BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2015ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2015ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2015ACC9993Special Topics in Accountancy
Spring 2015BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2014BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2014ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2014ACCT70600Financial Statement Analysis
Spring 2014BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Fall 2013ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Fall 2013BUS4111HHon Financial Rep & Analysis I
Fall 2013BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2013BUS90000Dissertation Supervision
Spring 2013ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Fall 2012ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Fall 2011ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2011ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Fall 2010ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2010ACC2101Principles of Accounting
Spring 2010ACC2101Principles of Accounting
Spring 2009ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Fall 2008ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2008ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2008ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Fall 2007ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2007ACC4100Financial Accounting III
Spring 2007ACC4100Financial Accounting III

Journal Articles

Kyung, H., & Marquardt, C. (2025). Media Amplification of Aggressive Non-GAAP Earnings. Contemporary Accounting Research (Revise & Submit),

(2025). Opportunistic Non-GAAP Disclosure in Earnings Conference Calls. The Accounting Review,

(2025). Private information sharing in M&As: Evidence from merger contracts. Journal of Accounting and Economics,

(2025). Managerial responses to changes in fair value accounting for equity securities. Contemporary Accounting Research, 42(4). 2949-2982.

(2025). Individual Income Tax Rates and Financial Advisor Misconduct. Accounting Organizations and Society,

Marquardt, C., Huang, R., & Zhang, B. (2023). Revenue-Expense Matching and Performance Measure Choice. Review of Accounting Studies, 28(3). 1690-1720.

Kyung, H., Lee, H., & Marquardt, C. (2019). The effect of voluntary clawback adoption on non-GAAP reporting. Journal of Accounting and Economics, (67 (1)). 175-201.

Baloria, V., Marquardt, C., & Wiedman, C. (2017). A lobbying approach to evaluating the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act of 2010. Contemporary Accounting Research, 34(3). 1305-1339.

Marquardt, C., & Wiedman, C. (2016). Can shareholder activism improve gender diversity on corporate boards?. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 24(4). 443-461.

Marquardt, C., & Zur, E. (2015). The role of accounting quality in the M&A market. Management Science, 61(3). 604-623.

Brown, A., Davis-Friday, P., Guler, L., & Marquardt, C. (2015). M&A decisions and U.S. firms’ voluntary adoption of clawback provisions in executive compensation contracts. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 42(1/2). 237-271.

Huang, R., Marquardt, C., & Zhang, B. (2014). Why do managers avoid EPS dilution? Evidence from debt-equity choice. Review of Accounting Studies, 19(2). 877-912.

Kolev, K., Marquardt, C., & McVay, S. (2008). SEC scrutiny and the evolution of non-GAAP reporting. The Accounting Review, 83(1). 157-184.

Marquardt, C., & Wiedman, C. (2007). Economic consequences of financial reporting changes: Diluted EPS and contingent convertible securities. Review of Accounting Studies, 12, No. 4. 487-523.

(2007). Disclosure, incentives, and contingently convertible securities. Accounting Horizons, 21(3). 281-294.

(2006). Fundamentals of accounting losses. The Accounting Review, 81(1). 179-206.

(2005). Earnings management and transaction structuring: Contingent convertible debt and diluted EPS. Journal of Accounting Research, 43(2). 205-243.

(2004). How are earnings managed? An examination of specific accruals. Contemporary Accounting Research, 21(2). 461-491.

(2004). Earnings informativeness and strategic disclosure: An empirical examination of ‘pro forma’ earnings. The Accounting Review, 79(3). 769-795.

(2004). The effect of earnings management on the value relevance of accounting information. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 297-332.

(2002). Accrual management, investor sophistication, and equity valuation: Evidence from 10-Q filings. Journal of Accounting Research, 40(4). 987-1012.

(2002). The cost of employee stock option grants: An empirical analysis. Journal of Accounting Research, 40(4). 1191-1217.

(1998). Voluntary disclosure, information asymmetry, and insider selling through secondary equity offerings. Contemporary Accounting Research, 15(4). 505-537.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
Department Chair Research Account Year 1 - Carol MarquardtPSC CUNY02/01/202108/31/202102/01/20211750Completed
Advisor payroll for the Department of AccountingBaruch College Fund07/01/201806/30/201907/19/20188709.47Completed
Ernst & Young AdvisorErnst & Young Foundation07/01/200806/30/201164599.28Completed
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
Accounting and Business Research Conference Best Paper Award 2025
Baruch College Teaching Excellence Award2022
Stan Ross Professor of Accountancy2021
Baruch College Teaching Excellence Award2012
Baruch College Alumni Association Faculty Service Award2011
American Accounting Association (Financial Accounting and Reporting Section) Best Paper Award2007
Arthur Anderson Dissertation Fellowship1995
American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow1994
American Accounting Association Doctoral Fellowship1990
Cornell University Tuition Scholarship1990
Society of Women Accountants Scholarship1989
Beta Alpha Psi1989

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Accounting Department Executive CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Accountancy Faculty Recruiting CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Accountancy Assurance of Learning CoordinatorCommittee ChairPresent
Zicklin School Academic Review Committee (SARC)Committee MemberPresent
Baruch College MSCHE Self-Study Co-ChairCo-ChairPresent
Faculty MentorFaculty MentorPresent
Zicklin Executive CommitteeCommittee Member6/30/2024
Zicklin Strategic Planning CommitteeCommittee Member12/22/2023
College Centers and Institutes Recertification Review CommitteeCommittee Member5/22/2023

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
External Evaluator -- John Jay College Fraud Examination and Financial Forensics ProgramCo-Chair1/27/20258/22/2025
CUNY Transfer Initiative -- Accountancy Working Group Co-ChairCo-Chair8/26/202412/23/2024
CUNY Transfer Initiative -- Accountancy Working GroupCommittee Member1/30/20235/30/2023

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
External Evaluator -- Promotion & Tenure CasesReviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer9/1/2010PresentNational
Peer Reviewer -- AAA Annual Meeting, AAA FARS Mid-Year Meeting, Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting, Hawaii Accounting Research ConferenceReviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer9/1/1996PresentInternational
Peer Reviewer -- The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, European Accounting Review, Management ScienceReviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer9/1/1998PresentInternational