Eli Bartov

Biography

Eli Bartov is a Professor of Accounting at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business (Ph.D from UC Berkeley in 1989). He is an award-winning researcher and teacher, and an internationally recognized scholar.

Professor Bartov's research focuses on financial reporting, executive compensation, the role of social media in the capital market, forensic accounting, stock price formation, M&A, and various aspects of equity valuation and trading strategies. A prolific author, he has published widely in leading accounting and finance academic journals on both theoretical and empirical subjects. Professor Bartov’s research won the 2022 AAA/AICPA Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature award. He also contributed a chapter, entitled "Executive Compensation in the Litigation Setting," to the book, "Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Financial Expert."

Professor Bartov served as the Accounting Doctoral Program coordinator from 2001 to 2010, and taught a variety of courses at the MBA, EMBA, Custom Executive Education, and Ph.D. levels. A popular professor with students, Professor Bartov was the recipient of the 2010 Excellence in Teaching award, and the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 “Great Professor” awards from the NYU Stern Executive MBA program.

Professor Bartov has been invited to lecture on executive compensation and stock options, earnings management, equity valuation, and related topics before academic and professional audiences not only in the U.S., but also in Canada, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Australia. He has also testified on matters related to financial reporting, executive compensation, insider trading, and equity valuation in securities fraud cases, contract disputes, and other litigation.

Research Interests

• Executive Compensation
• US GAAP
• Accounting Fraud and its Capital Market Consequences
• Accounting restatements and its Capital Market Consequences
• Analyzed the factors affecting publicly traded securities prices

Courses Taught

• Empirical research in financial accounting (Ph.D Level)
• Financial accounting and reporting (MBA Level)
• Financial statement analysis (MBA Level)
• International accounting and financial statement analysis (MBA Level)

Academic Background

Ph.D., Accounting, 1989
University of California, Berkeley

C.P.A., 1979

B.A., Accounting and Economics, 1977
Tel Aviv University

Awards & Appointments

American Accounting Association	Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award	2022
Stern's Executive MBA Class of August 2019	Great Professor Award	2019
Stern's Executive MBA Class of August 2018	Great Professor Award	2018
Stern's Executive MBA Class of August 2017	Great Professor Award	2017
Stern's Executive MBA Class of August 2016	Great Professor Award	2016
Stern's Executive MBA Class of August 2015	Great Professor Award	2015
Stern's Executive MBA Class of August 2014	Great Professor Award	2014
Stern's Executive MBA August Class of 2010	Excellence In Teaching Award	2010
Coordinator	Accounting Ph.D. Program, 2001-2010	2010

Selected Publications

Eli Bartov, Lucile Faurel and Partha Mohanram. (2023)
The Role of Social Media in the Corporate Bond Market: Evidence from Twitter”
Management Science 69(9), September 2023, pp. 5638-5667

Eli Bartov, Agnes Cheng and Hong Wu. (2021)
Overbidding in Mergers and Acquisitions: An Accounting Perspective
The Accounting Review 96(2), pp. 55-79

Eli Bartov, Antonio Marra and Francesco Momenté (2021)
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Market Reaction to Negative Events: Evidence from Inadvertent and Fraudulent Restatement Announcements
The Accounting Review 96(2), pp. 81-106

Eli Bartov, Lucile Faurel and Partha Mohanram (2018)
Can Twitter Help Predict Firm-Level Earnings and Stock Returns?
The Accounting Review 93(3), July 2018, pp.25-57

Eli Bartov and Partha Mohanram (2014)
Does Income Statement Placement Matter to Investors? The Case of Gains/Losses from Early Debt Extinguishment
The Accounting Review 89(6), November 2014, pp. 2021-2056

Eli Bartov, Karthik Balakrishnan, and Lucile Faurel (2010)
Post Loss/Profit Announcement Drift
Journal of Accounting and Economics 50, 2010, pp. 20-41

Eli Bartov, Doron Nissim and Partha Mohanram (2007)
Managerial Discretion and the Economic Determinants of the Disclosed Volatility Parameter for Valuing ESOs
Review of Accounting Studies 12, March 2007, pp. 155-179

Eli Bartov and Partha Mohanram (2004)
Private Information, Earnings Manipulations, and Executive Stock Option Exercises
The Accounting Review 79, October 2004, pp. 889 - 920

Eli Bartov, Partha Mohanram and Chandra Seethamraju (2002)
Valuation of Internet Stocks - An IPO Perspective
Journal of Accounting Research 40, May 2002, pp. 321 - 346

Eli Bartov, Dan Givoly and Carla Hayn (2002)
The Rewards for Meeting-or-Beating Earnings Expectations
Journal of Accounting and Economics 33, June 2002, pp. 173 - 204