R. Ramy Elitzur
Bio
Ramy Elitzur is a Professor of Accounting. He has earned a PhD and MPhil. from Stern School of Business Administration, New York University and an MBA from Recanati School of Business, Tel Aviv University. In addition, he holds CPA and CMA designations in the US. He has been a visiting professor at the Stern School of Business. Ramy has published in finance, economics and accounting on game theory, data analytics and machine learning methods applied to financial situations.
Academic Positions
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2022-present
Professor, Rotman School of Management
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2005-2019
Edward J. Kernaghan Professorship in Financial Analysis , Rotman School of Management
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1999-2001
Executive Director, MBA Programs,
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1993-Present
Associate Professor of Accounting,
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1995
Visiting Professor, Tel Aviv University, The Recanati School of BusinessThe Recanati School of Business
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1988-1993
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Faculty of Management, University of Toronto
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1987
Instructor, Stern School of Business, New York University
Selected Publications - Papers
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Analysis of The Sox Ban on Non-Audit Services From An Auction Model Perpective
R. Elitzur, A. Gavious and Yizhaq Minchuk
Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance
Issue:Accepted for publication
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R. Elitzur
Omega- The International Journal of Management Science.
Issue:Accepted for publication
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Information Systems Outsourcing Projects as a Double Moral Hazard Problem
Ramy Elitzur, Arieh Gavious and Anthony Wensley
Omega- The International Journal of Management Science
Issue:40
2012
Pages: 379-389
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Selection of Entrepreneurs in the Venture Capital Industry: An Asymptotic Analysis
Ramy Elitzur & Arieh Gavious
European Journal of Operations Research
Issue:215
2011
Pages: 705-712
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The Accounting Art of War: Bounded Rationality, Earnings Management and Insider Trading
Ramy Elitzur
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
Issue:30
2011
Pages: 203-216
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Venture Capital Contracting with Renegotiation
Ramy Elitzur & Arieh Gavious
Economic Bulletin
Issue:29(1)
2009
Pages: 67-78
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A Multi-Period Game Theoretic Model of Venture Capital Investment
Ramy Elitzur & Arieh Gavious
European Journal of Operational Research
Issue:144(2)
2003
Pages: 440-453
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Contracting, Signaling and Free Riders: A Model of Entrepreneurs, Angels and Venture Capitalists
Ramy Elitzur & Arieh Gavious
Journal of Business Venturing
Issue:18
2003
Pages: 709-725
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Optimal Control In Homogeneous Projects: Analytically Solvable Deterministic Cases
Ramy Elitzur, Konstantin Kogan and Tzvi Raz
IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing
Issue:34,1
2002
Pages: 63-75
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Using Game Theory To Analyze Complex Projects: The Case of Information Systems Outsourcing Arrangements
Ramy Elitzur & Anthony K.P. Wensley
International Journal of Industrial Engineering - Applications and Practice
Issue:6, 2
1999
Pages: 141-150
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Managerial Incentives and the Structure of Management Buyouts
Ramy Elitzur & Varda Yaari
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Issue:Vol.36
1998
Pages: pp.347-367
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Game Theory and Information Systems Outsourcing Contracts?
Ramy Elitzur, Arieh Gavious and Anthony Wensley
Journal of Information Technology
Issue:12
1997
Pages: pp. 45-60
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Auctions for Audit Services and Low-Balling
Co-authored with Haim Falk
The Journal of Auditing: Theory and Practice
Issue:Vol 15, Supplement
1996
Pages: pp. 41-59
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Auctions for Audit Services and Low-Balling
Reply to the discussant's comments
Co-authored with Haim Falk, The Journal of Auditing: Theory and Practice
Issue:Vol 15, Supplement
1996
Pages: pp. 69-71
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Planned Audit Quality
Co-authored with Haim Falk
The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
Issue:Vol.15
1996
Pages: pp.247-269
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Transfer Pricing Rules and Corporate Tax Competition
Co-authored with J. Mintz
The Journal of Public Economics
Issue:Volume 60
1996
Pages: pp. 401-422
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A Classroom Exercise on Executive Incentive Compensation Schemes
Ramy Elitzur
Managerial and Decision Economics
Issue:vol.16
1995
Pages: pp.649-652
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Executive Compensation and Firm Value
Co-authored with P. Halpern
Corporate Decision Making in Canada, R. J. Daniels and R. Morck (Ed.).Industry Canada, Ottawa, Canada
1995
Pages: pp. 189-222
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Using Game Theory To Analyze Complex Projects: The Case of Information Systems Outsourcing Arrangements
Co-authored with Anthony K.P. Wensley
Journal Of Economic Behavior and Organization
Issue:26
1995
Pages: 201-219
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Using Historical Annual Reports in Teaching: Letting the Past Benefit the Future
with J. Amernic
The Accounting Historians Journal
Issue:Vol. 19, Number 1 (June)
1992
Pages: pp. 29-50
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A Model of Translation of Financial Statements Under Inflation in the U.S. and Canada
Ramy Elitzur
Contemporary Accounting Research
Issue:Spring
1991
Pages: pp. 466-484
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CPAs' Attitudes Toward GAAP for Closely Held Corporations and Small Businesses
with R. Bar-Niv
The International Journal of Accounting
Issue:24
1989
Pages: pp. 343-364
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Can Game Theory Help Us Understand Information Systems Outsourcing Contracts?
Co-authored with Anthony Wensley
Chapter in 'Outsourcing - Theory and Practice, L.Willcocks and M.Lacity (Eds.)
Issue:John Wiley, UK
1996
Pages: pp. 103-136
Research and Teaching Interests
Game Theory, Data Science, Machine Learning, Earnings Management, Venture Capital, Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurship
Honors and Awards
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2018
Rotman School of Management Teaching Award, Rotman School of Management
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2006
The Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rotman School of Management
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1995
The 1995 Teaching Excellence Award in the MBA program, Rotman's Graduate Business Council
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1993
Research Grant ($10,000) from the Society of Management Accountants of Canada for a monograph on 'Outsourcing of Information Systems'. The grant was received with Anthony Wensley, Society of Management Accountants in Canada
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1992
Research Grant ($10,000) from the Society of Management Accountants of Canada for a monograph on 'Design of Executive Incentive Compensation Plans',
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2014-2016
Rotman School of Management Teaching award, Rotman School of Management
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2005-2013
Excellence in Teaching Award, Rotman School of Management
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1992
The 1992 Teaching Excellence Award in the MBA Professional Accounting Program, Rotman's Graduate Business Council
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1986
The Taggart Fellowship (U.S.$11,000), New York University, Graduate School of Business Administration
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1984-1986
The Ginsberg Ingerman Fellowship (U.S.$15,000) for Israeli Doctoral Candidates,
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
Academic / Professional Service
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2016
Session Chair, CFEA Conference
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1990-1991
Member, CICA Study Group that reported on 'The Going Concern Assumption', headed by E. Boritz,
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1987-1995
Ad Hoc Reviewer for various journals: Journal of Public Economics, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, European Journal of Operations Research,
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1994
A discussant in the Capital Markets session at the 1994 Canadian Academic Accounting Association Conference,
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1995-present
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Public Economics
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2003-present
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Business Venturing
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1995-present
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
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1997-2006
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
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1993
Special presentation before the Pharmaceutical Association of Canada on Credit and Risk Analysis in the Pharmaceutical Industry,
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2007
Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on the government's decision to tax income trusts, House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
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2016-Present
Associate editor, Journal of Concussion
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2006 to Present
Member of the editorial board , The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy