Edward M. Watts

Edward M. Watts

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Yale School of Management

ECGI

I am an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Yale School of Management and a Research Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). My research examines how disclosure and information frictions influence trading and pricing, as well as topics in sustainable investing (i.e., ESG investing). My recent work investigates information acquisition and trading frictions in fixed income markets, the valuation of sustainability-related information by investors, and the credibility of corporate diversity claims. I teach Sustainable Investing, international courses on sustainable finance and stakeholder capitalism, and regularly deliver guest lectures on sustainability reporting within the MBA accounting curriculum.

Interests

  • Debt Capital Markets
  • Disclosure
  • Investor Behavior
  • Market Microstructure
  • Sustainable Finance

Education

  • Ph.D. in Business Administration, 2020

    Stanford Graduate School of Business

  • M.A. in Economics, 2012

    Duke University

  • B.A. in Mathematics and Economics, 2010

    SUNY Geneseo

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