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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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Accounting, Cornell University
MAcc, Accounting, University of Arizona
B.A., English, University of Wisconsin
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | ACC | 5000 | Independent Study Accounting I |
| Spring 2025 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2025 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2024 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Spring 2024 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Fall 2023 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Spring 2023 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Fall 2022 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Fall 2022 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2022 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Fall 2021 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Fall 2021 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2021 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Fall 2020 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Fall 2017 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Spring 2017 | ACC | 9993 | Special Topics in Accountancy |
| Spring 2016 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Spring 2015 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2015 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2015 | ACC | 9993 | Special Topics in Accountancy |
| Spring 2015 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Fall 2014 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Spring 2014 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2014 | ACCT | 70600 | Financial Statement Analysis |
| Spring 2014 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Fall 2013 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Fall 2013 | BUS | 4111H | Hon Financial Rep & Analysis I |
| Fall 2013 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Spring 2013 | BUS | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
| Spring 2013 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Fall 2012 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Fall 2011 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2011 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Fall 2010 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2010 | ACC | 2101 | Principles of Accounting |
| Spring 2010 | ACC | 2101 | Principles of Accounting |
| Spring 2009 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Fall 2008 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2008 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2008 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Fall 2007 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2007 | ACC | 4100 | Financial Accounting III |
| Spring 2007 | ACC | 4100 | Financial 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.
| Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department Chair Research Account Year 1 - Carol Marquardt | PSC CUNY | 02/01/2021 | 08/31/2021 | 02/01/2021 | 1750 | Completed |
| Advisor payroll for the Department of Accounting | Baruch College Fund | 07/01/2018 | 06/30/2019 | 07/19/2018 | 8709.47 | Completed |
| Ernst & Young Advisor | Ernst & Young Foundation | 07/01/2008 | 06/30/2011 | 64599.28 | Completed |
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Business Research Conference Best Paper Award | 2025 | ||
| Baruch College Teaching Excellence Award | 2022 | ||
| Stan Ross Professor of Accountancy | 2021 | ||
| Baruch College Teaching Excellence Award | 2012 | ||
| Baruch College Alumni Association Faculty Service Award | 2011 | ||
| American Accounting Association (Financial Accounting and Reporting Section) Best Paper Award | 2007 | ||
| Arthur Anderson Dissertation Fellowship | 1995 | ||
| American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow | 1994 | ||
| American Accounting Association Doctoral Fellowship | 1990 | ||
| Cornell University Tuition Scholarship | 1990 | ||
| Society of Women Accountants Scholarship | 1989 | ||
| Beta Alpha Psi | 1989 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Department Executive Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Accountancy Faculty Recruiting Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Accountancy Assurance of Learning Coordinator | Committee Chair | Present | |
| Zicklin School Academic Review Committee (SARC) | Committee Member | Present | |
| Baruch College MSCHE Self-Study Co-Chair | Co-Chair | Present | |
| Faculty Mentor | Faculty Mentor | Present | |
| Zicklin Executive Committee | Committee Member | 6/30/2024 | |
| Zicklin Strategic Planning Committee | Committee Member | 12/22/2023 | |
| College Centers and Institutes Recertification Review Committee | Committee Member | 5/22/2023 |
University
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| External Evaluator -- John Jay College Fraud Examination and Financial Forensics Program | Co-Chair | 1/27/2025 | 8/22/2025 |
| CUNY Transfer Initiative -- Accountancy Working Group Co-Chair | Co-Chair | 8/26/2024 | 12/23/2024 |
| CUNY Transfer Initiative -- Accountancy Working Group | Committee Member | 1/30/2023 | 5/30/2023 |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External Evaluator -- Promotion & Tenure Cases | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 9/1/2010 | Present | National | ||
| Peer Reviewer -- AAA Annual Meeting, AAA FARS Mid-Year Meeting, Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting, Hawaii Accounting Research Conference | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 9/1/1996 | Present | International | ||
| 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 Science | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 9/1/1998 | Present | International |