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Shailendra (Shail) Pandit, PhD

Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Graduate Programs

Department of Accounting

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Building & Room:

UH 2323

Address:

601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607

Email:

shail@uic.edu

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Shailendra (Shail) Pandit, PhD

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About

Shail Pandit is Associate Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean of Graduate Programs at the University of Illinois Chicago. His research examines financial reporting quality, supply chain accounting, real activity management, and capital markets — work published in leading journals including The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Review of Accounting Studies.
Before joining UIC, Professor Pandit held faculty positions at The Ohio State University, Tulane University, and the University of Rochester. He brings an unusually global perspective to his work — having studied and taught across India and the United States, served on the Governing Board of the European Accounting Association as its North America Representative, and mentored doctoral students and early-career faculty internationally. A committed educator recognized with multiple Dean's Commendations for Teaching Excellence, Professor Pandit also serves as a Faculty Advisor and Fellow in the UIC Honors College, mentoring students across disciplines and supporting graduate program development in his role as Associate Dean.

Selected Grants

UIC Business Faculty Research Grant, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2023-2024, 2022-2023

Dean's Summer Research Grant, UIC Business, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2013-present

UIC Faculty Scholarship Grant, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2018-2019, 2016-2017, 2013-2014, 2011-2012, 2009-2010

CBA Research Grant: Center for Education and Research in Financial Reporting Quality (CERFRQ), University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011-2013

Selected Publications

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Pandit, S., Casey, R., Gao, F., Kirschenheiter, M., & Li, S. (2023). Measuring disaggregation quality. Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance. Advance online publication.
  • Pandit, S., Chen, G., & Judd, S. (2021). Firm unionization and disruptions in customer relationships. Contemporary Accounting Research, 38(4), 2951–2981.
  • Pandit, S., Cohen, D., Wasley, C., & Zach, T. (2020). Measuring real activity management. Contemporary Accounting Research, 37(2), 1172–1198.
  • Pandit, S., Zhao, R., Mashruwala, R., & Balakrishnan, J. (2019). Supply chain relational capital and the bullwhip effect: An empirical analysis using financial disclosures. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 39(5), 658–689.
  • Pandit, S., Casey, R., Gao, F., Kirschenheiter, M., & Li, S. (2017). Articulation-based accruals. Review of Accounting Studies, 22(1), 288–319.
  • Pandit, S., Casey, R., Gao, F., Kirschenheiter, M., & Li, S. (2016). Do Compustat financial statement data articulate?Journal of Financial Reporting, 1(1), 37–59.

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Professional Leadership

Senior Faculty Mentor, Doctoral Student Consortium, Journal of International Accounting Research, Taipei, Taiwan, June 2024.

Member, Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) Best Dissertation Award Committee, 2023-2024.

Track Chair, AAA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2020.

Senior Faculty Mentor, AAA New Faculty Consortium, Leesburg, VA, 2019.

Notable Honors

Best Discussant Award, 3rd Global Initiative on Governance and Sustainability Conference, Tunisia, July 2024.

Outstanding Discussant Award, 2024 FARS Midyear Meeting, American Accounting Association, Denver, CO, January 2024.

Dean’s Award for Service to UIC Business, University of Illinois Chicago, Fall 2023.

Excellence in Reviewing Award, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Spring 2020.

Education

PhD (Accounting, with minor in Finance), University of Rochester
MS (Applied Economics), University of Rochester
MBA (Finance), University of Indore, India
B.Engg. (Electronics Engineering), Jiwaji University, India

Professional Memberships

American Accounting Association
European Accounting Association

Selected Presentations

  • The Third Sustainability, Natural Capital, and Value Creation Conference | St. Catherines, ON, Canada / CSU Fullerton
  • Global Initiative on Governance and Sustainability (GIGS) | Hammamet, Tunisia
  • Journal of International Accounting Research Conference | Taipei, Taiwan
  • European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Congress | Bucharest, Romania (2024) & Helsinki, Finland

Research Currently in Progress

  • “Consequences of tax system simplification: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment.” Co-authored with M. Raithatha and S. Sikes. (Revising for 3rd round review at the Journal of the American Taxation Association)
  • “Earnings exposure and risk in the distribution of future earnings.” Co-authored with A. Abdalla, K. Allee, and D. Andronoudis.
  • “FOMC statements and analyst forecasts.” Co-authored with S. Das and Y. Zheng.
  • “Delayed earnings announcements and bond price response.” Co-authored with S. Das and A. King.
  • “Are audit fees linear in accruals?” Co-authored with R. Casey, F. Gao, M. Kirschenheiter, and S. Li.