Shyam Sunder is the James L. Frank Professor of Accounting, Economics, and Finance at the Yale School of Management and a Professor in the Department of Economics.
He is a renowned accounting theorist and experimental economist. His research contributions include financial reporting, dissemination of information in security markets, statistical theory of valuation and design of electronic markets. He is a pioneer in the fields of experimental finance and experimental macroeconomics.
Sunder has published six books and more than 150 articles in journals of accounting, economics and finance, as well as in popular media. He is a past president of the American Accounting Association and has received many research awards.
His current research includes the problem of structuring US and international accounting and auditing institutions to obtain a judicious and efficient balance between regulatory oversight, market competition, and social norms.
Sunder has taught at Yale SOM since 1999. He is a past president of the AAA, and the recipient of many awards, including the AAA’s Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award, Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, and Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award.