Gilles Hilary


Gilles Hilary is a French accountant and academic. He is the George R. Houston Endowed Professor of accounting and control at Georgetown University.
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Biography

Gilles Hilary is from France. He was educated in France and the United States. Hilary obtained a MBA degree from Cornell University, an MA degree from ESC Clermont, and a PhD degree from the University of Chicago. He currently is an accountant and professor at Georgetown University. He is also a professional French accountant, and earned a qualification. He previously was a professor at INSEAD for six years and was at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for seven years. He was previously an auditor for KPMG and Ernst & Young.

Research

Hilary's research focuses on the use of accounting information to make investing and financing decisions. His work has been published in journals such as The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Journal of Accounting Research, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economic, Management Science or the Review of Accounting Studies.

Awards

  • Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence,, 2007
  • Elected "Best Professor for Required Courses" by MBA students, 2007
  • Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, 2005
  • Wei Lun Fellowship, HKUST, 2002–2004
  • Oscar G. Mayer Foundation Fellowship, 2001–2002
  • University of Chicago Fellowship, 1997–2001
  • SSRN Top Ten download lists, 2001–2008
  • Aoki Outstanding Paper Award, 2000

Publications

Source:
  • Volodymyr Babich and Gilles Hilary. "Distributed Ledgers and Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Forthcoming
  • Sterling Huang and Gilles Hilary. "Zombie Board: Board Tenure and Firm Performance." Journal of Accounting Research, 56, 4 : 1285-1329.
  • The Bright Side of Managerial Over-optimism. Journal of Accounting and Economics 62.1 : 46-64.
  • Management Forecast Consistency, The Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 52, Iss. 1, 2014, 163–191.
  • The Role of Analysts in Intra-Industry Information Transfer, The Accounting Review, July 2013, Vol. 88, No. 4, pp. 1265–1287..
  • Analyst Forecasts Consistency, The Journal of Finance, Vol. 68, Iss. 1, pp. 271–297, February 2013.
  • The Role of Anchoring Bias in the Equity Market: Evidence from Analysts' Earnings Forecasts and Stock Returns. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, volume 48, issue 01, 2013, pp. 47–76.
  • Endogenous Overconfidence in Managerial Forecasts. Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 51, 2011, pp. 300–313.
  • CEO Ability, Pay, and Firm Performance." Management Science, Vol. 56, Iss. 10, 2010, pp. 1633–1652.
  • How Does Financial Reporting Quality Relate to Investments Efficiency? - Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 48, 2009, pp. 112–131.
  • The Effect of Auditor Quality on Financing Decisions. - The Accounting Review, Vol. 84, No. 4, 2009, pp. 1085–1117.
  • Does Religion Matter in Corporate Decision Making in America? - Journal of Financial Economics 93, 2009, 455-473.
  • Accounting Quality and Firm-level Capital Investment. - The Accounting Review, Vol. 81, No. 5, 2006, 963-982
  • Organized Labor and Information Asymmetry in Financial Markets. - The Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 11, Iss. 4.
  • Does Past Success Lead Analysts to Become Overconfident? - Management Science, Vol. 52, No. 4, 489-500.
  • Analyst Coverage and Financing Decisions. - Journal of Finance, Vol. 61, Iss 6, 3009-3048.
  • The Credibility of Self-Regulation: Evidence from the Accounting Profession's Peer Review Program. - Journal of Accounting and Economics 40, 211-229.