Dain Donelson, PhD

Director, Graduate Studies, Henry B. Tippie Excellence Chair in Accounting, and Professor
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Dain C. Donelson - University of Iowa
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W322 Pappajohn Business Building (PBB)
(319) 467-1567
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Current Positions
Director, Graduate Studies, Accounting
Professor, Law
Professor, Accounting
Henry B. Tippie Excellence Chair in Accounting, Accounting
Education
PhD in Accounting, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MS in Finance, Boston College
JD, Northwestern University
Selected Publications
Donelson, D., Kettell, L., McInnis, J., & Toynbee, S. (2022). Shareholder derivative litigation and universal demand: Implications for accounting research. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 73 pp. 1-29.
Donelson, D., Glenn, J., & Yust, C. (In Press). (2021). Is tax aggressiveness associated with tax litigation risk? Evidence from D&O insurance. Review of Accounting Studies. Forthcoming.
Donelson, D., Monsen, B., & Yust, C. (2021). U.S. evidence from D&O insurance on accounting-related agency costs: Implications for country-specific studies. Journal of Financial Reporting. 6 (2) pp. 63-87.
Donelson, D., Kartapanis, A., & Yust, C. (2021). Does media coverage cause meritorious shareholder litigation? Evidence from the stock option backdating scandal. Journal of Law and Economics. 64 (3) pp. 567-601.
Donelson, D., Kartapanis, A., McInnis, J., & Yust, C. (2021). Measuring accounting fraud and irregularities using public and private enforcement. The Accounting Review. 96 (6) pp. 183-213.
Donelson, D., Ege, M., Imdieke, A., & Maksymov, E. (2020). The revival of large consulting practices at the Big 4 and audit quality. Accounting, Organizations and Society. 87 pp. 1-20.
Donelson, D., Tori, E., & Yust, C. (2022). The effects of independent director litigation risk. Contemporary Accounting Research. 39 (2) pp. 982-1022.
Donelson, D., Flam, R., & Yust, C. (2022). Spillover effects in disclosure-related securities litigation. The Accounting Review. 97 (5) pp. 275-299.
Selected Presentations
"The SEC's September Spike: Regulatory Inconsistency within the Fiscal Year," Guest/Invited Speaker at Rice University, Houston, Texas, November 2021.
Working Papers
Ashraf, M., Donelson, D., McInnis, J., & Mergenthaler, R. (2023). Do fair value accounting standards affect litigation risk?
Donelson, Glenn, J., & Yust, C. (2021). Controlled companies.
Donelson, D., Kubic, M., & Toynbee, S. (2023). The SEC’s September spike: Regulatory inconsistency within the fiscal year.
Donelson, D., Kartapanis, A., & Yust, C. (2021). Does media coverage predict securities fraud class action filings and outcomes?