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Antonis Kartapanis

Associate Professor
KPMG Professorship in Accounting
James Benjamin Department of Accounting

Education

Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Texas
Master of Science in Accounting, University of Texas
Master in Professional Accounting, University of Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Texas

Research Interest

Financial Accounting, Litigation, Fraud, Political Connections, Media

Courses Taught

ACCT 647 - Financial Statement Analysis and Data Analytics

Biography

Dr. Kartapanis is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. He joined Mays in August 2019. Prior to joining, he received his Ph.D., Masters, and B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

His main research interests lie at the intersection of law and accounting (e.g., securities litigation, fraud, and misreporting). His research is published in accounting journals, such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review, and Contemporary Accounting Research, finance journals, such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, as well as law and economics journals, such as the Journal of Law and Economics.

He is currently teaching Financial Statement Analysis combined with Data Analytics.

Prior to his doctoral program, Dr. Kartapanis has worked at a Big 4 firm in Cyprus. His audit clients included banks and shipping companies.

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Research Publications

Donelson, D. C., Kartapanis, A., McInnis, J. M., & Yust, C. G. (2021). Measuring accounting fraud and irregularities using public and private enforcement. The Accounting Review, 96 (6), 183–213. https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-2018-0592

Donelson, D. C., Kartapanis, A., & Yust, C. G. (2021). Does Media Coverage Cause Meritorious Shareholder Litigation? Evidence from the Stock Option Backdating Scandal. The Journal of Law and Economics, 64 (3), 567–601. https://doi.org/10.1086/712832

Jennings, R., Kartapanis, A., & Yu, Y. (2021). Do Political Connections Induce More or Less Opportunistic Financial Reporting? Evidence from Close Elections Involving SEC‐Influential Politicians. Contemporary Accounting Research, 38 (2), 1177–1203. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.12642

Hallman, N., Kartapanis, A., & Schmidt, J. J. (2022). How do auditors respond to competition? Evidence from the bidding process. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 73 (2–3), 101475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2021.101475

Kartapanis, A., & Yust, C. G. (2024). Getting back to the source: a new approach to measuring ex ante litigation risk using Plaintiff-Lawyer views of SEC filings. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 59 (3), 12313-1256. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022109022001508

Donelson, D. C., Kartapanis, A., & Yust, C. G. (2024). The merits of securities litigation and corporate reputation. Contemporary Accounting Research, 41 (1), 424-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/1911-3846.12907