Roger White
Associate Professor,
School of Accountancy
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Mail code: 3606Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Roger joined the W. P. Carey School of Business in 2016 after completing his graduate work at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. His research is focused on fraud, incentives, regulation, corruption, and investor behavior.
He teaches ACC 350 at ASU, which covers intermediate and advanced cost accounting topics.
Education
- Ph.D., Emory University, 2017
- B.S., The Citadel, 2009
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
- Fraud
- Regulation and Enforcement
- Taxation
Publications
- “Real Effects of Non-Streamlined Sales Tax Administration: Evidence from the Florida Hotel Industry” with Jennifer Brown, Pablo Casas-Arce, and David Kenchington. Journal of Accounting Research, Accepted.
- “Better Tax Enforcement Moderates Airbnb’s Pressure on Housing Costs” with Jesse Ellis, David Kenchington, and Jared Smith. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Accepted.
- “Do green business practices license self-dealing or prime prosociality? Cross-domain evidence from environmental concern triggers” with Melanie Millar, Tom Shohfi, and Mason Snow. 2024. Accounting, Organizations and Society 113, 101497.
- “Do Sin Tax Hikes Spur Cheating in Interpersonal Exchange?” with David Kenchington, Tom Shohfi, and Jared Smith. 2022. Accounting, Organizations and Society 96, 101281.
- “Are Regulators Effective at Unraveling Accounting Manipulation? Evidence from Public Utility Commissions” with Jivas Chakravarthy and Katie McDermott. 2021. Management Science 67, 3985-4642.
- “Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, and Regulatory Enforcement: Close Experience with Potential Sanctions and Fraud Deterrence” with Jeremy Douthit and Melanie Millar. 2021. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 166, 137-148.
- “Corruption and Corporate Innovation” with Jesse Ellis and Jared Smith. 2020. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 55, 2124-2149.
- “Insider Trading: What Really Protects U.S. Investors?” 2020. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 55, 1305-1322.
- “Cheating When in The Hole: The Case of New York City Taxis” with Shivaram Rajgopal. 2019. Accounting, Organizations and Society 79, 101070.
- “Stock Trades of Securities and Exchange Commission Employees” with Shivaram Rajgopal. 2017. Journal of Law and Economics 60, 441-477.
- “Mobile communication and local information flow: Evidence from distracted driving laws” with Nerissa Brown and Han Stice. 2015. Journal of Accounting Research 53, 275-329.
**Selected papers only. See CV for a full list.
Research Activity
Courses
2025 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 503 | Managerial Accounting |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
ACC 350 | Internal Reporting |
Honors / Awards
- Finalist, John W. Teets Outstanding Teaching Award, 2018
- Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellow, 2015-2016
- Glen McLaughlin Prize for Research in Accounting Ethics, 2014-2015
- Semi-finalist, Best Paper Award, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2014 and 2016