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Kim Trottier

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Accounting (UBC), M.Sc. Accounting (UBC), B.Comm. (Ottawa University), Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario)

Burnaby Phone: 778-782-6876
Burnaby Office: WMC 3355

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Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Trottier

Biography

Dr. Kim Trottier always planned to be a professor but first invested several years to become a Chartered Accountant and work in industry for organizations such as Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Export Development Corp., Lafarge, the Vancouver Stock Exchange, and UNESCO.

Kim’s research interests include mathematical modeling, capital markets, and information economics. Her current teaching focus is on Accounting Theory and Forensic Auditing. Outside of academia, Kim enjoys outdoor sports such as mountain-biking, scuba diving, and skiing.


Specialization and Research Interests

Mathematical modeling
Capital markets

Health Care Industry
Information economics


Selected Publications

Trottier, K. 2013. The Effect of Reversibility on a Manager's Decision to Record Asset Impairments. Accounting Perspectives, in press.

Hrazdil, K., Trottier, K., Zhang, R. 2013. A Comparison of Industry Classification Schemes: A Large Sample Study. Economic Letters, volume 118, pp. 77-80.

Trottier, K. 2012. What Does the Market Say about Say-on-Pay? A Look at the Canadian Bank Experience. Journal of Governance and Regulation, volume 1, Issue 3, pp. 142-155.


Working Papers

The Binary Market Model: A Solution to Type I Errors in Event Studies

A Valuation Model of Pharmaceutical Firm Investments

An Event Study of the Regulatory Change in Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs

Comparing Cash Flow and Accrual Models in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Income Smoothing and the Investment Opportunity Set

Does XBRL Improve Market Efficiency?

Best Practices for Clinical Trial Units

Students as Surrogates for Managers: Evaluating the Conclusions from a Replicated Accounting Experiment

Intuition or Analysis: Do Professional Coaches Make Decisions Differently than Amateur Coaches and Sports Reporters?

Polypharmacy and Statin Use in Cancer Patients: a Population-Based Analysis


You can access some of my working papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at Kim Trottier SSRN



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