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Academic Background: BBA (Université du Québec à Montréal), PhD (University of Waterloo), CPA, CA, CMA.
Robert Mathieu is a professor in the accounting area. He teaches courses in financial accounting at the MBA and PhD levels. He earned his PhD in accounting at the University of Waterloo. He is interested in the informativeness of bank credit agreements, the value relevance of disclosure of financial instruments and the impact of earnings disclosure on market liquidity. He has articles published in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Contemporary Accounting Research and the Journal of Accounting and Public Policies.
- 2012-2013, CMA Canada Academic Fellow.
- 2011-2016, CMA Ontario professor of accounting.
- 2003, The Glenn Carroll Teaching Fellowship.
- 1997, C.D. Mellor Award, Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec.
- 1993, American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow.
- 1990, Faculty of Arts Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo.
- 1984, Ranked 15th in Canada at the Uniform Final Examination of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
- Chu, L., R. Mathieu, and C. Mbagwu, “Audit Quality and Banks’ Assessment of Disclosed Accounting Information,” European Accounting Review, forthcoming.
- Jin, J.Y., K. Kanagaretnam, G.J. Lobo, and R. Mathieu, “Impact of FDICIA Internal Controls on Bank Risk Taking,” Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 37, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 614-624.
- Kanagaretnam, K, G. Lobo, R. Mathieu, “CEO stock options and analysts’ forecast accuracy and bias,” The Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 2012 Vol. 38, pp. 299-322. Summarized for practitioners in CFA Digest, August 2012
- Levesque, T., T. Libby, R. Mathieu, and S. Robb, “Information Risk and Earnings Announcements: The Effect of Director Monitoring,” Journal of International Accounting Research, 2010 Vol. 9 (2), 45-66.
- Kanagaretnam, K., R. Mathieu, and M. Shehata “The Usefulness of Comprehensive Income Reporting in Canada,” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2009 Vol. 28, 349-365.
- Chu, L, R. Mathieu and P. Zhang, “Why Firms Lease Short-Lived Assets: A Tax-Based Explanation,” Canadian Tax Journal, 2008 Vol. 56, No. 3, 639-660.
- Chu, L., R. Mathieu, S. Robb and P. Zhang, “The Impact of Banks’ Capitalization on their Lending Behavior,” Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2007 Vol. 28, No. 2, 147-162.
- Mathieu, R., S. Robb and P. Zhang, “Leadership Structure and the Value of Debt Contracts: Evidence from the Canadian Market,” The International Journal of Accounting, 2006 Vol. 41, No. 2, 119-140.
- Kanagaretnam, K. G.J. Lobo and R. Mathieu, “Earnings Management to reduce Earnings Volatility: Evidence from Bank Loan Provisions,” The Review of Accounting and Finance, 2004 Vol. 3, No 1, pp 128-148.
- Feltham, G., T. Feltham, and R. Mathieu, “The Use of Estate Freezes by Family Businesses,” Canadian Tax Journal, 2003 Vol. 51 No 4, pp 1520-1541.
- Kanagaretnam, K. R. Mathieu and A. Thevaranjan, “An Economic Analysis of the Use of Student Evaluations: Implications for Universities,” Managerial and Decision Economics, 2003, pp 1-13.
- Kanagaretnam, K., G.J. Lobo and R. Mathieu, “Managerial Incentives for Income Smoothing through Bank Loan Loss Provisions,” Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2003 Vol. 20 No. 1, pp 63-80.
- Libby, T., R. Mathieu and S. Robb, “Earnings Announcements and Information Asymmetry: An Intraday Analysis,” Contemporary Accounting Research, 2002 Vol. 19 No. 3, pp 449-472.
- Andre, P., R. Mathieu and P. Zhang, “A note on Capital Adequacy and the Information Content of Term Loans and Lines of Credit,” Journal of Banking and Finance, 2001 Vol. 25 No. 2, pp 431-444.
- Chu, L., G. Feltham and R. Mathieu, “The Deferral Value of Estate Freezes,” Canadian Tax Journal, 2001 Vol. 49 No.2, pp 345-67.
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Languages spoken: French, English