Zachary Kaplan

Zachary Kaplan is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Washington University in St. Louis's Olin Business School.2 He has been with the university since July 2014.3 Kaplan's research interests focus on how markets learn from disclosure, managerial disclosure strategy, analyst forecast strategy, and the horizon of earnings expectations.2

Kaplan has published several notable papers in prestigious journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics and The Accounting Review. Some of his highly cited works include:

1. "Do dividends convey information about future earnings?" (2020)1
2. "Do analysts say anything about earnings without revising their earnings forecasts?" (2019)1
3. "Show me the money! Dividend policy in countries with weak institutions" (2021)1

He received his education from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.3 Kaplan is actively involved in academic research, with 21 research works and 210 citations to his name.4 His work contributes significantly to the fields of accounting and finance, particularly in areas related to dividend policy, earnings forecasts, and market information processing.