Christina Mashruwala, PhD
Contact
Associate Professor, Alberta School of Business - Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
- cmashruw@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3825
- Address
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3-21F Business Building
11203 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2R6
Overview
Research
Research Interests
Financial reporting, market efficiency, anomalies, and pension accounting
Teaching
Teaching Interests
- Financial accounting
- Managerial accounting
Courses
Accounting 314 (Intermediate Financial Accounting)
Accounting 324 (Intermediate Managerial Accounting)
Accounting 523 (Managerial Accounting, MBA)
Courses
ACCTG 314 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I
First of two courses covering principles, methods and applications of current and proposed Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Emphasizes accounting for operating and investment assets, and related income measurement and disclosure. Prerequisites: ACCTG 211 or 311 and ACCTG 222 or 322. Not open to students with credit in ACCTG 312 or 412. There is a consolidated exam for ACCTG 314. Students may not receive credit for both ACCTG 314 and ACCTG 414.
Scholarly Activities
Research - Publications
“EPS-Motivated Share Repurchases and Wealth Transfer” with Shamin Mashruwala, Forthcoming in Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2024.
"Does Accounting Conservatism Reduce Overpricing Caused by Short Sales Constraints?" with Shamin Mashruwala. Contemporary Accounting Research, 2018, 35(4), 2160-2190.
"The Value and Credit Relevance of Multiemployer Pension Plan Obligations" with Ting Chen, Xiumin Martin and Shamin Mashruwala, The Accounting Review, 2015, 90(5), 1907-1938.
"Is There a 'Torpedo Effect' in Earnings Announcement Returns? The Roles of Short-Sales Constraints and Investor Disagreement" with Shamin Mashruwala, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, 2014, Vol 29(4), 519-546
"The Pricing of Accruals Quality: January versus the Rest of the Year" with Shamin Mashruwala. The Accounting Review, 2011, 86(4), 1349-1381
"Why is the accrual anomaly not arbitraged away? The role of idiosyncratic risk and transaction costs" with Shivaram Rajopal and Terry Shelvin, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2006, 42 (1-2), 3-33