Teaching and research interests
Professor Nissim’s research is primarily in the areas of equity valuation and accounting quality. He has investigated different issues in the context of fundamental and relative (multiple) valuation. He has also explored the role of corporate and personal taxes in equity valuation, the efficiency of stock prices with respect to earnings quality information, the reliability and relevance of various financial disclosures, and the implications of corporate finance decisions for future earnings and equity values. Professor Nissim’s recent research focuses on the analysis and valuation of financial institutions. His research has been published in such internationally acclaimed accounting and finance journals as the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, the Review of Accounting Studies and the Journal of Finance. Professor Nissim is an active participant at academic and professional conferences. He is an editor of the Review of Accounting Studies and serves on the editorial board of The Accounting Review. Professor Nissim’s research is frequently cited in the popular press, including Time, the New York Times, Chief Executive Magazine, The Economist and the International Herald Tribune. Professor Nissim consults extensively, primarily on accounting quality, fundamentals-based analyses, valuation, and investment management. At Columbia Business School, he chairs the accounting division and teaches MBA and PhD courses in financial accounting and fundamental analysis. Professor Nissim regularly participates in executive education programs.
