Will Ciconte


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  • Assistant Professor
  • Accounting academic area

Contact Info

Capitol Federal Hall, Room 4171
Lawrence

Biography —

Will Ciconte is an assistant professor of accounting at the University of Kansas. He previously worked as an assistant professor of accountancy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Ciconte received his doctorate from the University of Florida. Before pursuing his doctorate, he worked as a tax senior in public accounting in the financial services group for PwC. Will’s research examines questions related to:

  • The role of artificial intelligence in accounting and finance,
  • The competitiveness of the audit market and implications for pricing and quality,
  • How professionals allocate their time and its implications for firm performance,
  • The impact of consultants on firms' operating and financial reporting quality,
  • The usefulness of income tax accounting disclosures.

His work is published in the Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory.

Education —

Ph.D. in Business Administration with a focus in Accounting, University of Florida, 2016
M.S.A., Villanova University, 2007
B.A. in Political Science, University of Delaware, 2005
B.S. in Business Administration, University of Delaware, 2005