Benjamin Segal

Benjamin Segal is an associate professor of accounting. He received his PhD in accounting from the Stern School of Business at NYU. In addition, he received an MBA in finance, a BA in economics and an LLB in law from Tel-Aviv University. Professor Segal directed and taught in executive, MFIN and MBA programs at INSEAD France and Singapore, 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 been published in leading journals including Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Journal of Investing and European Accounting Review.