Kalin Stefanov Kolev
Assc Professor
Zicklin School of Business
Department: Stan Ross Dept Accountancy
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: kalin.kolev@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Journal Articles
Heflin, F., Kolev, K., & Whipple, B. (2024). The risk-relevance of Street earnings. Review of Accounting Studies, In Progress.
(2023). SEC confidential treatment and regulatory filing reviews. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 3(42). 107069.
Ertan, A., Kolev, K., & Karolyi, S. (2020). Accounting Information Quality and CDS Term Structure. In Progress.
Cain, C., Kolev, K., & McVay, S. (2020). Detecting Opportunistic Special Items. Management Science, 66(5). 2099-2119.
Haislip, J., Kolev, K., Pinsker, R., & Steffen, T. (2020). The economic impact of cybersecurity breaches: An information spillover perspective.
Kolev, K., & Potepa, J. (2019). On the contemporaneous reporting of income-increasing and income-decreasing special items: Initial evidence. In Progress.
Kolev, K. (2019). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. Quarterly Journal of Finance, 9(2).
Brochet, F., Kolev, K., & Lerman, A. (2018). Information transfer and conference calls. Review of Accounting Studies, 23(3). pp 907–957.
Bova, F., Kolev, K., Thomas, J., & Zhang, F. (2015). Non-executive employee ownership and corporate risk-taking. The Accounting Review, 90(1). 115-145.
Bonacchi, M., Kolev, K., & Lev, B. (2015). Customer franchise — A hidden, yet crucial asset. Contemporary Accounting Research, 32(3). 1024-1049.
Kolev, K., Marquardt, C., & McVay, S. (2008). SEC scrutiny and the evolution of non-GAAP reporting. The Accounting Review, 83(1). 157-184.
Kolev, K. S., Lerman, A., & Vakil, T. Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Investment Securities by Nonfinancial Firms. Contemporary Accounting Research, In Progress.
Kolev, K. S., Kim, B., Kyung, H., & Park, Y. Does Stock Liquidity Impact Non-GAAP Reporting? Evidence from a Natural Experiment.
Kolev, K. S., Rodriguez-Vazquez, E., & Wu, X. Implicit non-GAAP earnings guidance. Review of Accounting Studies,
Book Chapters
Kolev, K. (2018). The “fairness” of fair value accounting: marking-to-market, marking-to-model, and financial reporting management. In Livne, G., & Markarian, G. (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Fair Value and Financial Accounting, 2nd Edition, 2018 Routledge.
Presentations
Ertan, A., Karolyi, S., & Kolev, K. S. Accounting Information Quality and CDS Term Structure. American University: American University.
Kolev, K. S., Lerman, A., & Vakil, T. (2026, March 3). Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Investment Securities by Nonfinancial Firms. Baruch College - CUNY, Department of Accountancy. In Progress.
Kolev, K., Lee, D., & Neamtiu, M. (2020, January 25). The Impact of Redacting Information from SEC Fillings on the SEC Oversight Process. 2020 FARS midyear meeting. Nashville, TN: American Accounting Association.
Black, D., Kolev, K., & Zhao, B. (2019, May 3). Credit Default Swaps and Non-GAAP Reporting. Baruch-Fordham-Rutgers Conference. Baruch College
Kolev, K. (2019, March 31). . 2019 AAA/Deloitte Foundation Trueblood Seminar for Professors. Westlake, TX: AAA/Deloitte Foundation.
Kolev, K. (2019, February 27). The economic cost of cybersecurity breaches: A large sample analysis. Baruch College.
Kolev, K., Heflin, F., & Whipple, B. (2018, May 4). The Risk-relevance of Street Earnings. 2018 Baruch-Fordham-Rutgers Accounting Symposium.
Heflin, F., Kolev, K., & Whipple, B. (2017, October 18). The risk-relevance of non-GAAP earnings. University of Southampton. University of Southampton: University of Southampton.
Brochet, F., Kolev, K., & Lerman, A. (2017, October 13). Information transfer and conference calls. 2017 Review of Accounting Studies Conference. Barcelona, Spain
Heflin, F., Kolev, K., & N/A, B. (2017, August 31). The risk-relevance of non-GAAP earnings. Dartmouth Accounting Research Conference.
Heflin, F., Kolev, K., & Whipple, B. (2017, October 19). The risk-relevance of non-GAAP earnings. University of Essex. University of Essex: University of Essex.
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . University of Alberta. University of Alberta
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . University of Nebraska – Lincoln. University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . University of Connecticut. University of Connecticut
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . Temple University. Temple University
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . Lehigh University. Lehigh University
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . Florida Atlantic University. Florida Atlantic University
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . FARS Mid-year Meeting.
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . Dartmouth Accounting Research Conference. Dartmouth
Kolev, K. (2016, December 31). . Bocconi University. Bocconi University
Kolev, K., Ertan, A., & Karolyi, S. (2016, December 31). The information quality effect of earnings management: Evidence from the CDS market. Baruch College.
Kolev, K. (2015, December 31). . AAA Annual Meeting.
Kolev, K. (2015, December 31). . EuroFit/LBS. LBS
Kolev, K. (2015, December 31). . Florida Atlantic University. Florida Atlantic University
Kolev, K. (2015, December 31). . Yale SOM Faculty Seminar. Yale University
Kolev, K. (2015, December 31). . Dartmouth Accounting Research Conference. Dartmouth
Kolev, K. (2015, December 31). . George Washington University. George Washington University
Kolev, K. (2014, December 31). . McGill University. McGill University
Kolev, K. (2014, December 31). . AAA Annual Meeting.
Kolev, K. (2013, December 31). . City University of Hong Kong. City University of Hong Kong
Kolev, K. (2013, December 31). . Dartmouth Junior Empiricist Accounting Conference. Dartmouth
Bonacchi, M., Kolev, K., & Lev, B. (2012, December 31). The Analysis and Valuation of Subscription-Based Enterprises. CAR Conference.
Kolev, K. (2012, December 31). . AAA Annual Meeting.
Kolev, K. (2011, December 31). . AAA Annual Meeting.
Bonacchi, M., Kolev, K., & Lev, B. (2011, December 31). The Analysis and Valuation of Subscription-Based Enterprises. Baruch College SWUFE Conference. Baruch College
Kolev, K. (2011, December 31). . Yale SOM Faculty Seminar. Yale University
Bonacchi, M., Kolev, K., & Lev, B. (2010, December 31). The Analysis and Valuation of Subscription-Based Enterprises. NYU-Yale Conference. Yale University
Kolev, K. (2010, December 31). . AAA Annual Meeting.
Kolev, K. (2010, December 31). . Lehigh University Conference on Financial Reporting, Auditing, and Governance. Lehigh University
Cain, C., Kolev, K., & McVay, S. (2009, December 31). A Comprehensive Analysis of the Use of Special Items to Manage Earnings. Rutgers University. Rutgers University
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. Northwestern University. Northwestern University
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. State University of New York – Buffalo. State University of New York – Buffalo
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. London Business School. London Business School
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. Lehigh University.
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. Dartmouth College.
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. Columbia Business School.
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. Baruch College.
Cain, C., Kolev, K., & McVay, S. (2009, December 31). Qualifying special items: An identification and examination of lower-quality versus higher-quality income-decreasing special items (formerly titled “A comprehensive analysis of the use of special items to manage earnings”). 2009 FARS Midyear Meeting.
Kolev, K. (2009, August 31). discussion of "Valuation Model Use and the Price Target Performance of Sell-Side Equity Analysts". 2009 AAA Annual Meeting.
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. University of California – Berkeley. University of California – Berkeley
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. University of Colorado – Boulder. University of Colorado – Boulder
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. University of Florida – Gainesville. University of Florida – Gainesville
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. University of Michigan. University of Michigan
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. University of Utah. University of Utah
Cain, C., Kolev, K., & McVay, S. (2009, December 31). A Comprehensive Analysis of the Use of Special Items to Manage Earnings. Yale SOM Accounting Research Conference Series. Yale University
Kolev, K. (2009, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. Yale University. Yale University
Kolev, K. (2008, December 31). Do investors perceive marking-to-model as marking-to-myth? Early evidence from FAS 157 disclosure. New York University
Kolev, K., Marquardt, C., & McVay, S. (2006, August 31). SEC scrutiny and the evolution of non-GAAP reporting. 2006 AAA Annual Meeting.
Other Scholarly Works
Kolev, K. (2019). Promulgating innovative ideas in corporate governance. Corporate Ownership & Control. 16(3),
| Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Investment Securities in Non-Financial Firms | PSC CUNY 52 | 07/01/2021 | 06/30/2023 | 04/15/2021 | 3500 | Completed |
| Credit default swaps and non-GAAP earnings disclosure | PSC-CUNY 51 | 07/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | 04/17/2020 | 3500 | Completed |
| The Spillover Effect of Cybersecurity Breaches | PSC-CUNY 50 | 07/01/2019 | 12/31/2022 | 04/15/2019 | 3500 | Completed |
| The decision usefulness of asset retirement obligations | PSC-CUNY 54 | 07/01/2023 | 06/30/2024 | 04/18/2023 | 3500 | Funded - In Progress |
| The risk-relevance of accruals and operating cash flows | PSC CUNY 53 | 07/01/2022 | 12/31/2023 | 04/15/2022 | 3500 | Funded - In Progress |