Benjamin Segal
Associate Professor
Accounting and Taxation
Joined Fordham: 2014
General Information:
45 Columbus Avenue, Room 621,
New York, NY 10023
Email: [email protected]
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Benjamin Segal is an associate professor of accounting at the Gabelli School of Business.
He received his Ph.D. in accounting from the Stern School of Business at NYU. In addition, he received an M.B.A. in finance, a B.A. in economics and an L.L.B. in law from Tel-Aviv University.
Prior to arriving at Fordham, Professor Segal directed and taught in executive, M.F.I.N. and M.B.A. programs at INSEAD, as well as the University of California, Davis, and at NYU. His teaching interests include financial reporting and the analysis of financial information.
Professor Segal's research interests include corporate governance, the information content of financial statements and analyst reports, valuation effects of accounting regulation, goodwill and intangible asset impairment and earnings management.
His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and has appeared in leading journals including Journal of Accounting & Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis, The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Journal of Investing and European Accounting Review.
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- Ph.D., accounting, New York University
- L.L.B., law, Tel-Aviv University
- M.B.A., finance, Tel-Aviv University
- B.A., economics, Tel-Aviv University
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- Corporate governance
- Information content of financial statements and analyst reports
- Valuation effects of accounting regulation
- Goodwill and intangible asset impairment
- Earnings management