Erik Olson
Research Interests/Areas of Expertise
Real Effects of Accounting, Corporate Finance, Agency Theory, Financial Reporting, Institutional Investors, Taxation
Subject Areas
Accounting
Real Effects of Accounting, Corporate Finance, Agency Theory, Financial Reporting, Institutional Investors, Taxation
Accounting
"Thanks Teach" Vanderbilt-OGSM Award Winner for Teaching Excellence (2020-2021)
Yale University Graduate School Fellowship (2015-2020)
American Accounting Association FARS Excellence in Reviewing Award (2019)
Professor Olson worked as a tax associate at KPMG from 2014-2015 in corporate tax, partnership tax, international tax, and transfer pricing.
Professor Olson teaches Financial Accounting and Reporting with a particular emphasis on valuation.
Professor Olson is a 2nd Degree Black belt, and placed 3rd at the International
Chinese Martial Arts Championships (ICMAC) Kickboxing world
championships in 2006.
The impact of disclosure on firm capital allocation decisions (real effects).
PhD, Management (focus in Accounting), Yale University, 2020
MPhil, Yale University, 2019
M.A., Yale University, 2019
MAcc, University of Florida, 2013
B.S., Accounting, University of Florida, 2012