School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research

 
Professor Hollis (Holly) Skaife

David J. Lesar Professor in Business

DEGREE

PhD - University of Iowa

CONTACT INFORMATION

Hollis Skaife
Wisconsin School of Business
4298 Grainger Hall
975 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1323

Phone: 608.263.7979

hskaife@bus.wisc.edu

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BIOGRAPHY

Hollis (Holly) Ashbaugh Skaife PhD, CPA, CMA is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Holly’s research addresses international financial reporting issues and corporate governance including the role of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), internal control and auditing in the development of high quality financial information.  Her research is published in journals including The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting Research, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, and many of her studies are available at www.ssrn.com.  Holly has taught various accounting courses at the undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. level and currently teaches financial accounting to MBA students.  She serves on numerous editorial boards, frequently chairs committees of national professional organizations and sits on the Standards Advisory Council (SAC) of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Professor Skaife's VITA


SELECTED WORKS

Gassen, Joachim and Hollis Skaife. “Can Audit Reforms Enhance the Informational Role of Auditing? Evidence from the German Market.”  Forthcoming Contemporary Accounting Research.

Ashbaugh-Skaife, Hollis, Daniel Collins, William Kinney, and Ryan LaFond. 2009. “The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies on Firm Risk and Cost of Equity Capital.”  Journal of Accounting Research 47: 1-43.

Ashbaugh-Skaife, Hollis, Daniel Collins, William Kinney, and Ryan LaFond. 2008.  “The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies and Their Remediation on Accrual Quality.”  The Accounting Review 83: 217-250.

Ashbaugh-Skaife, Hollis, Daniel Collins, and William Kinney. 2007. “The Discovery and Reporting of Internal Control Deficiencies Prior to SOX-Mandated Audits.”  Journal of Accounting and Economics 44: 166-192.

AAA Financial Accounting Standards Committee (Hollis A. Skaife, Chair and Principle Co-Author).  2007.  "Response to FASB Exposure Draft: Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions: an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.Accounting Horizons 21: 103-112.

Ashbaugh-Skaife, Hollis, Daniel Collins, and Ryan LaFond. 2006. "The Effects of Corporate Governance on Firms’ Credit Ratings." Journal of Accounting and Economics 42: 203-243.

AAA Financial Accounting Standards Committee. 2006. "Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards for Private Entities.Accounting Horizons 20: 179-194.

AAA Financial Accounting Standards Committee. 2005.  "Response to the FASB's Exposure Draft on Fair Value Measurements." Accounting Horizons 19:  187-196.

Ashbaugh, Hollis. 2004.  "Ethical Issues Related to the Provision of Audit and Non-Audit Services: Evidence from Audit Research.Journal of Business Ethics 52: 143-148.

AAA Financial Accounting Standards Committee (Hollis Ashbaugh, Principle Co-Author). 2004. "Response to FASB’s Exposure Draft, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.Accounting Horizons 18: 255-261.

Ashbaugh, Hollis, Ryan LaFond, and Brian Mayhew. 2003. "Do Non-Audit Services Compromise Auditor Independence? Further Evidence."  The Accounting Review 78: 611- 639.

Ashbaugh, Hollis and Terry Warfield.  2003.  "Audits as a Corporate Governance Mechanism: Evidence from the German Market."  Journal of International Accounting Research 2: 1-21.

Ashbaugh, Hollis and Per Olsson. 2002.  "An Exploratory Study of the Valuation Properties of Cross-listed Firms’ IAS and US-GAAP Earnings and Book Values." The Accounting Review 77: 107-126.

Ashbaugh, Hollis and Mort Pincus.  2001.  "Domestic Accounting Standards, International Accounting Standards, and the Predictability of Earnings."  Journal of Accounting Research 39:  417-434.

Ashbaugh, Hollis. 2001. "Non-US Firms’ Accounting Standard Choices."  Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 20: 129-153.

Ashbaugh, Hollis, Karla Johnstone, and Terry Warfield. 1999. "Corporate Reporting on the Internet." Accounting Horizons 13: 241-257.


PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 

Associate Editor - Journal of International Accounting Research

Editorial Review Boards - The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, The International Journal of Accounting 

Advisory Board - Standards Advisory Council (SAC) of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)