Biography
Professor Waymire first joined the Goizueta faculty in 1990. His current research examines the history of accounting measurement and disclosure.

Publications

• Investor Protection Under Unregulated Financial Reporting, Journal of Accounting and Economics, December 2004, with J. Barton.
• A Discussion of 'The Usefulness of MD&A Disclosures in the Retail Industry', Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, Fall 2004.
• Enforceable Accounting Rules and Income Measurement by Early 20th Century Railroads, Journal of Accounting Research, May 2003, with K. Sivakumar
• Intangible Assets and Stock Prices in the Pre-SEC Era, Journal of Accounting Research, Supplement 1999, with K. Ely.
• Accounting Standard-Setting Organizations and Earnings Relevance: Longitudinal Evidence from NYSE Common Stocks, 1927-93, Journal of Accounting Research, Autumn 1999, with K. Ely.
• The Use of Trade Association Disclosures by Investors and Analysts: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry, Contemporary Accounting Research, Winter 1999, with U. Chandra and A. Procassini,
• The Information Content of Earnings in a Discretionary Reporting Environment: Evidence from NYSE Industrials, 1905-10, Journal of Accounting Research, Autumn 1993.

Working Papers

• Income Conservatism in the U.S. Technology Sector, January 2004, with U. Chandra and C. Wasley.
• The Use of Accounting Numbers by Information Intermediaries in the Pre-SEC Era, June 2004, with S. Basu and R. Prakash.

Areas of Specialization

• Corporate disclosure and investor relations
• Accounting history
• Equity valuation

Professional Memberships and Activities

• American Accounting Association (AAA)
• National Investor Relations Institute
• Immediate Past President of AAA Financial Accounting and Reporting Section
• Steering Board, FASB Business Reporting Research Project

Academic Background
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1984
M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1980
B.S.B.A. with Honors, Indiana University (Bloomington), 1978