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Joseph Rakestraw

Joseph Rakestraw

Associate Professor
School of Accounting

Areas of Expertise: Financial Accounting, Capital Markets, Auditing, Gender Issues

Office: Barry Kaye Hall - Room 120 (Boca Raton)

Education

  • PhD (2015) Business, Virginia Tech
  • MS (2007) Accounting, George Washington University
  • BS (2003) Business, University of Louisville

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant, State of Virginia, (#35791)
  • Life and Health Insurance License (INACTIVE)
  • Series 63 License, Uniform Securities Agent State Law License (INACTIVE)
  • Series 7 License, General Securities Representative License (INACTIVE)
  • Variable Life and Variable Annuities License (INACTIVE)

Research Interests

  • Capital markets archival research with specific interests in equity offerings, product market competition, transparency, and information asymmetry

Intellectual Contributions

  • Desir, Rosemond; Rakestraw, Joseph; Seavey, Scott; Wainberg, James; Young, George. (2024). Managerial Ability, CEO Age and the Moderating Effect of Firm Characteristics, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 51(1-2), 148-179
  • Rakestraw, Joseph. (2022). Investor Protection and the Substitution Effect of Corporate Governance and Product Market Competition on Firm Value, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, 37(3), 678-699
  • Lauck, John; Perreault, Steve; Rakestraw, Joseph; Wainberg, James. (2022). How Auditor’ Fraud Inquiry Strategies Can Increase the Likelihood of Whistleblowing, Current Issues in Auditing, 16(2), 58-63
  • Almer, Elizabeth; Harris, Kathleen; Higgs, Julia; Rakestraw, Joseph. (2022). Gender Equity in Public Accounting: Evidence from Single Audit Partner and Director Engagement Leaders, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 41(3), Article: 106941
  • Almer, E.; Harris, M.K.; Higgs, Julia; Rakestraw, Joseph. (2021). Partner Gender Differences in Prestige of Clients Served at the Largest U.S. Audit Firm, Journal of Business Ethics, 173(2), 401-421
  • Lauck, John; Rakestraw, Joseph; Stein, Sarah. (2020). Do Audit Fees Reflect Unique Characteristics of Individual Executives?, Accounting Horizons, 34(4), 105-124
  • Lauck, J.; Perreault, S.; Rakestraw, Joseph; Wainberg, James. (2020). Strategic Audit Inquiry: The Impact of Timing and Statutory Protection Promotion on Client Fraud Disclosures, Accounting Horizons, 34(3), 153-167
  • Rakestraw, Joseph; Kumar, Raman; Maher, John. (2019). Industry-Average Earnings Management and IPO Pricing, Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 22(4)
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