Education
Visiting Scholar, Accounting Department - The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States (2017)
PhD in Finance - University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland (2016)
Biography
Andreea Moraru-Arfire joined the Department of Accounting and Management Control at ESSEC in 2017 as an Assistant Professor. Her research centers on accounting harmonization, capital markets and information intermediaries, and financial reporting and regulation. Before joining ESSEC, Andreea Moraru-Arfire visited the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, as a fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation. She earned her PhD in Finance from the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Her previous industry experience includes the European Commission, Groupe Société Générale, and the National Bank of Romania.
Research Areas
Areas
Disclosure regulation and capital markets, Financial analysis, Financial reporting, Information intermediaries, International accounting
Teaching at ESSEC
Financial Accounting and Reporting - Grande Ecole Program
Empirical Research in Financial Accounting - PhD in Accounting and Auditing Program
Other Teaching Activities
Teaching assistant, University of Neuchâtel (2011 - 2015):
- International Accounting Standards (Undergraduate - in French)
- Research in Financial Analysis (MSc. in Finance)
- Corporate Finance (MSc. in Finance)
- Valuation (MSc. in Finance)
Awards and Distinctions
ESSEC Research Center Funding (2018)
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Early PostDoc Mobility Fellowship (2016 - 2017)
SNSF Research Grant (2011 - 2014)
Swiss Government Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (2010 - 2011)
Scientific Activities
Conference Presentations
Presentations
ESSEC - HEC joint Accounting Workshop, Paris; European Finance Management Association, Kristiansand*; University of Orléans (2018)
ESADE Business School, Barcelona; European Accounting Association*, Valencia (2017)
American Accounting Association, New York (discussant); European Financial Reporting Conference, Fribourg; European Accounting Association Talent Workshop, Madrid; Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (2016)
Swiss Finance Institute Research Days, Gerzensee (2015)
Financial Management Association, Nashville; European Finance Association, Lugano; Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, Zurich (2014)
*denotes presentation by co-author
Other participations
Tel Aviv Accounting Conference (2018)
Wharton Spring Accounting Conference, Philadelphia (2016, 2017)
Review of Accounting Studies Conference, Philadelphia (2016)
Affiliations and Academic Responsibilities
Memberships
American Accounting Association
European Accounting Association
Academic Responsibilities
Co-responsible for organizing the Research Seminars for the Department
Consulting & Other Activities
Research assistant (RA) for Profs. H. Christensen (University of Chicago), L. Hail (University of Pennsylvania), and C. Leuz (University of Chicago) (2017)
RA for Prof. L. Hail (University of Pennsylvania) (2016)
Professional Experience
European Commission - DG Budget, Brussels (2010)
National Bank of Romania - Financial Stability Department, Bucharest (2008)
Groupe Société Générale - Corporate, Retail Loans, Bucharest (2004, 2005)
