Carol Seregni

Carol Seregni
  • Assistant Professor of Accounting

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    1313 Steinberg Hall - Dietrich Hall
    3620 Locust Walk
    Philadelphia, PA 19104/6365

Links: CV

Overview

Professor Carol Seregni’s research focuses on financial reporting and disclosure regulation, firms’ transparency, and information processing costs.

She is expected to graduate from the University of Mannheim, Germany in the Spring of 2023. During her PhD she has been part of the TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency and held a two-year (2019-2021) visiting Ph.D. student position at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

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Teaching

Current Courses (Fall 2025)

  • ACCT1010 - Acct & Financial Report

    This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and standards underlying financial accounting systems. Several important concepts will be studied in detail, including: revenue recognition, inventory, long-lived assets, present value, and long term liabilities. The course emphasizes the construction of the basic financial accounting statements - the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement - as well as their interpretation.

    ACCT1010003 ( Syllabus )

    ACCT1010004 ( Syllabus )

All Courses

  • ACCT1010 - Acct & Financial Report

    This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and standards underlying financial accounting systems. Several important concepts will be studied in detail, including: revenue recognition, inventory, long-lived assets, present value, and long term liabilities. The course emphasizes the construction of the basic financial accounting statements - the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement - as well as their interpretation.

  • ACCT9410 - Research in Acct II

    This is Part II of a theoretical and empirical literature survey sequence covering topics that include corporate disclosure, cost of capital, incentives, compensation, governance, financial intermediation, financial reporting, tax, agency theory, cost accounting, capital structure, international financial reporting, analysts, and market efficiency. Please contact the accounting doctoral coordinator for information on the specific upcoming modules/topics that will be taught.

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