Jedson Pinto
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Hi! Welcome to my personal website!
I am an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Dallas since 2020.
I conduct archival research in financial accounting, focusing on information production, capital markets, and puzzles.
I am a CPA (Brazil, inactive).
I teach Fundamentals of Accounting Analytics. I am also the co-founder of the AI Accounting Lab at UTD. Previously, I taught Financial Accounting and Analysis and Introductory Management Accounting.
Before joining UTD, I held research and teaching assistant positions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at FUCAPE Business School (Brazil).
I am an Ad Hoc Reviewer for the Review of Financial Studies, The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, Management Science, European Accounting Review, Production and Operations Management (POM), Accounting Horizons, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, International Journal of Accounting, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Banking & Finance, Financial Research Letters, and Regulation & Governance. I also serve as a track chair, reviewer, or discussant for multiple conferences in our field.
Besides researching and teaching, I enjoy spending time with family and being outdoors.
Research Interests: Disclosure, Information Production, Capital Markets, and ML/AI.
Nationality: Brazilian, Permanent Resident [United States]
“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world”
(If you are a student from Latin America - considering to apply to a PhD, please reach out to me and also check this page for some resources)
Selected Working Papers:
* I am the corresponding author
+ Coauthor was untenured faculty when project was started
++ Coauthor was a PhD student when project was started
TL;DR: Using AI, we are the first paper to study hate speech on capital markets.
Tags: Information Production, Disclosure, Machine Learning, Capital Markets.
TL;DR: Even in objective tasks, AI shows latent stereotypes.
Tags: AI, LLM, Algorithmic fairness, Fraud Detection.
Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement and Corporate News, with Cameron Holstead++ and June Huang+, *
TL;DR: Employees influence firms' information environment.
Tags: Information Production, Disclosure, Media, Regulation.
Judge Financial Holdings and Case Outcomes: Evidence from Judge Financial Disclosures [Link], with Tuhin Harit++, Sunil Parupati++, and Gil Sadka.
TL;DR: Is Justice blind? Judge's Financial Holdings Predict Case Outcomes.
Tags: Puzzle, Disclosure, Capital Markets, Regulation.