Jedson Pinto

Assistant Professor of Accounting · Naveen Jindal School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas
Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas · 800 W. Campbell Road, SM41, Richardson, TX 75080-3021 · 972-883-5065
jedson.pinto@utdallas.edu · UTD faculty page · Google Scholar · Twitter/X

Education

Ph.D., Accounting — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
2020
M.Sc., Accounting — FUCAPE Business School, Brazil
2015
B.A., Accounting — FUCAPE Business School, Brazil
2015

Appointments

Assistant Professor of Accounting — The University of Texas at Dallas, Naveen Jindal School of Management
2020 – present
AI Research Fellow — Bradesco Asset Management
2026

Research Interests

Disclosure & Information Production · Capital Markets · ML/AI & NLP. Research on how information is produced, regulated, and consumed in financial markets, increasingly using NLP and large language models.

Languages

Portuguese (native) · English (fluent) · Spanish (advanced)

Publications

  1. Judge Financial Holdings and Case Outcomes: Evidence from Judge Financial Disclosures. with Tuhin Harit++, Sunil Parupati++, and Gil Sadka. Conditionally Accepted, Journal of Accounting and Economics. FT50UTD24
  2. Toxic Social Media Opinions and Capital Markets. with Elizabeth Blankespoor and Kirti Sinha+. Conditionally Accepted, The Accounting Review. FT50UTD24
  3. On the Usefulness of Guidance Reports. with William Mayew and Xiaoxi Wu+. Review of Accounting Studies, 2026. FT50
  4. Impartial Intelligence? Country Bias in GenAI Financial Analysis. with Fabio Motoki*,+. Journal of Business Ethics, 2026. FT50#
  5. Employee Non-Disclosure Agreements and Corporate News. with Cameron Holstead++ and June Huang+,*. Contemporary Accounting Research, 2026. FT50
  6. Beyond Words: The Challenge of Interpreting Financial Text Across Cultures. with Federico Siano+,*. Journal of International Business Studies, 2025. FT50UTD24
  7. The Impact of SEC Reporting Changes on Information Acquisition and Market Dynamics: Evidence from Foreign Cross-Listed Firms. with Yongtae Kim and Edward Sul+. Contemporary Accounting Research, 2025. FT50
  8. How Does Going Public Affect Employees? Evidence from Glassdoor Reviews. with Meng Li+,*. Management Science, 2025. FT50UTD24
  9. Regulating Data: Evidence from Corporate America. with Fabio Motoki+,*. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 2024.
  10. MiFID II Unbundling and Sell-Side Analyst Research. with Mark Lang and Edward Sul++. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2024. FT50UTD24
  11. Mandatory Disclosure and Learning from External Market Participants: Evidence from the JOBS Act. Solo-authored. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2023. FT50UTD24
  12. The Influence of Short Selling on the Production and Market Consequences of Negative Press Coverage. with Robert Bushman. Management Science, 2023. FT50UTD24

Working Papers

  1. AI Adoption and the Loss of Learning. with Suresh Radhakrishnan and Josiah Weber++.
  2. Blockchain Induced Supply-Chain Transparency and Firm Performance: The Role of Capacity Utilization. with Shin Woo Lee+, Daniel Rabetti+, and Gil Sadka.
  3. Deleting Information: Evidence from the Digital Service Act. with Ham Christensen and Mark Lang.
  4. Earnings Calls and Echo Chambers: Evidence from the Introduction of Livestreaming on StockTwits. with Clifton Green, Stanimir Markov, and Jeroen Koenraadt.

Work in Progress

  1. Automation and the Demand for Accountants: Evidence from Digital Ledger Mandates. with Gabriel Voelcker and Fabio Costa.
  2. Unmasking the Exchange Rate Exposure Puzzle: How Segment Reporting Quality Reveals Hidden Risks. Solo-authored.

Other Publications

  1. Corporate Events' Performance and Corporate Governance: The Brazilian Evidence. with Bruno Funchal. Corporate Governance, 2018.
  2. A Influência das Avaliações de Fornecedores na Rescisão de Contratos de Serviços de Exploração e Produção de Petróleo e Gás no Brasil. with Danilo Monte-Mor and Cleison Pinto. REPeC, 2016.

Presentations

2026
Financial Accounting and Reporting Section, Prairie View A&M University, VU Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Cambridge Accounting Research Camp, The Mediterranean Accounting Conference (TMAC), Bradesco Asset Management, University of Texas at Dallas, AAA Annual Meeting (2x), FUCAPE Business School, Brazil Accounting Research (BAR) Conference.
2025
Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (3x), 2025 NC State University Risk Governance Research Symposium, EAA Annual Meeting, The Mediterranean Accounting Conference (TMAC 2025), AAA Annual Meeting (2x), Community University of the Region of Chapecó, FUCAPE Business School, V Business Tech Congress, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Dallas, e-COFIN / University of Santa Maria, University of Florida.
2024
Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (2x), Lone Star Conference, UFPB (Brazil), Berlin Junior Accounting Conference, Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference, AAA Annual Meeting (3x), FUCAPE Business School, Brazil Accounting Research (BAR) Conference.
2023
FUCAPE Business School, University of Texas at Dallas (2x), Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, Financial Accounting and Reporting Section, Southwest AAA Regional Meeting, European Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Colorado Accounting Conference, XVI Luso-Brazilian Finance Meeting, AAA Annual Meeting, UFRJ, University of Oregon.
2022
ICMA/Congecont 2022, University of Texas at Dallas, Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, Financial Accounting and Reporting Section, AAA.
2021
Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (Virtual), Financial Accounting and Reporting Section, AAA, FUCAPE Business School, University of Texas at Dallas (2x).
2020
Dopuch Conference (Poster), LBS Transatlantic Doctoral Conference, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of British Columbia, Tulane University, Michigan State University, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Rochester, University of Utah, SMU-UTD Joint Accounting Workshop, Unisinos Business School.

Discussions

Professional Service

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, Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), 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.

PhD Committees

Awards, Honors & Recognition

Teaching

Instructor

Fundamentals of Accounting Analytics — UT Dallas · evaluations 4.90 / 5
2025 – present
Introductory Management Accounting — UT Dallas · evaluations 4.95 / 5
2021 – 2025
Financial Accounting and Analysis — UNC Chapel Hill · evaluations 4.70 / 5
2018

Teaching Assistant (UNC Chapel Hill)

Financial Accounting — MBA & EMBA, with Prof. Robert Bushman
2017 – 2019
Managerial Accounting — MBA, with Prof. Eva Labro
2016 – 2019
Complex Deals — MBA, with Prof. Robert Bushman
2015 – 2016

Certifications