Christopher Stephen Armstrong's Profile

Academic Appointments

Professor, Accounting

2026-27 Courses

Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting
ACCT 311 (Aut)
Financial Reporting Seminar
ACCT 612 (Aut)
Independent Studies (4)
- Doctoral Practicum in Research
  ACCT 699 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Doctoral Practicum in Teaching
  ACCT 698 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Individual Research
  GSBGEN 390 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- PhD Directed Reading
  ACCT 691, FINANCE 691, MGTECON 691, MKTG 691, OB 691, OIT 691, POLECON 691 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
Prior Year Courses
2025-26 Courses
- Financial Reporting Seminar
  ACCT 612 (Win)
- Performance Measurement, Compensation, and Governance
  ACCT 317 (Spr)
2023-24 Courses
- Financial Reporting Seminar
  ACCT 612 (Aut)
- Managerial Accounting: Performance Measurement, Compensation, and Governance
  ACCT 317 (Spr)

Stanford Advisees

Doctoral (Program)
Jack Zhou

All Publications

Financial information and diverging beliefs REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING STUDIES Armstrong, C. S., Heinle, M. S., Luneva, I. 2024

View details for DOI 10.1007/s11142-024-09832-w

View details for Web of Science ID 001254012900001
Earnings per share targets and CEO incentives REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING STUDIES Armstrong, C., Chau, J., Ittner, C. D., Xiao, J. J. 2024

View details for DOI 10.1007/s11142-023-09815-3

View details for Web of Science ID 001145740600001
Unemployment Risk and Debt Contract Design ACCOUNTING REVIEW Yehuda, N., Armstrong, C. S., Cohen, D., Zhou, X. 2023; 98 (6): 467-504

View details for DOI 10.2308/TAR-2019-0150

View details for Web of Science ID 001096026300018
Causality redux: The evolution of empirical methods in accounting research and the growth of quasi-experiments JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS Armstrong, C., Kepler, J. D., Samuels, D., Taylor, D. 2022; 74 (2-3)

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jacceco.2022.101521

View details for Web of Science ID 000893273500014
Accounting quality and the transmission of monetary policy JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS Armstrong, C. S., Glaeser, S., Kepler, J. D. 2019; 68 (2-3)

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jacceco.2019.101265

View details for Web of Science ID 000505643100012
Strategic reactions in corporate tax planning JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS Armstrong, C. S., Glaeser, S., Kepler, J. D. 2019; 68 (1)

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jacceco.2019.03.003

View details for Web of Science ID 000503094700007
Abnormal Accruals in Newly Public Companies: Opportunistic Misreporting or Economic Activity? MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Armstrong, C., Foster, G., Taylor, D. 2016; 62 (5): 1316-1338

View details for DOI 10.1287/mnsc.2015.2179

View details for Web of Science ID 000375600800006
Corporate governance, incentives, and tax avoidance JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS Armstrong, C. S., Blouin, J. L., Jagolinzer, A. D., Larcker, D. F. 2015; 60 (1): 1-17

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jacceco.2015.02.003

View details for Web of Science ID 000359027600001
The Efficacy of Shareholder Voting: Evidence from Equity Compensation Plans JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH Armstrong, C. S., Gow, I. D., Larcker, D. F. 2013; 51 (5): 909-950

View details for DOI 10.1111/1475-679X.12023

View details for Web of Science ID 000326406100001
The relation between equity incentives and misreporting: The role of risk-taking incentives JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS Armstrong, C. S., Larcker, D. F., Ormazabal, G., Taylor, D. J. 2013; 109 (2): 327-350

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jfineco.2013.02.019

View details for Web of Science ID 000321029000003
Corporate governance, compensation consultants, and CEO pay levels REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING STUDIES Armstrong, C. S., Ittner, C. D., Larcker, D. F. 2012; 17 (2): 322-351

View details for DOI 10.1007/s11142-012-9182-y

View details for Web of Science ID 000303535900004
The incentives for tax planning JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS Armstrong, C. S., Blouin, J. L., Larcker, D. F. 2012; 53 (1-2): 391-411

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jacceco.2011.04.001

View details for Web of Science ID 000301406300020
Market-to-revenue multiples in public and private capital markets AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT Armstrong, C. S., Davila, A., Foster, G., Hand, J. R. 2011; 36 (1): 15-57

View details for DOI 10.1177/0312896211401682

View details for Web of Science ID 000289310800002
Endogenous Selection and Moral Hazard in Compensation Contracts OPERATIONS RESEARCH Armstrong, C. S., Larcker, D. F., Su, C. 2010; 58 (4): 1090-1106

View details for DOI 10.1287/opre.1100.0828

View details for Web of Science ID 000280789200006
Chief Executive Officer Equity Incentives and Accounting Irregularities JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH Armstrong, C. S., Jagolinzer, A. D., Larcker, D. F. 2010; 48 (2): 225-271

View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2009.00361.x

View details for Web of Science ID 000275672900001
Market Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe ACCOUNTING REVIEW Armstrong, C. S., Barth, M. E., Jagolinzer, A. D., Riedl, E. J. 2010; 85 (1): 31-61

View details for DOI 10.2308/accr.2010.85.1.31

View details for Web of Science ID 000273022800002
Discussion of "The impact of the options backdating scandal on shareholders" and "Taxes and the backdating of stock option exercise dates" JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS Armstrong, C. S., Larcker, D. F. 2009; 47 (1-2): 50-58

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jacceco.2008.11.005

View details for Web of Science ID 000264249600004
Biases in multi-year management financial forecasts: Evidence from private venture-backed US companies Armstrong, C. S., Davila, A., Foster, G., Hand, J. R. M. SPRINGER. 2007: 183-215

View details for DOI 10.1007/s11142-007-9033-4

View details for Web of Science ID 000247364900002

Christopher Stephen Armstrong

Joan E. Horngren Professor of Accounting

Academic Appointments

2026-27 Courses

2025-26 Courses

2023-24 Courses

Stanford Advisees

All Publications