Personal Statement
Zacharias Petrou is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Accounting & Finance at the University of Liverpool, Management School, Department of Accounting and Finance. He earned his undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematical & Physical Sciences from the National Technical University of Athens, and holds two MSc degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in Engineering Mechanics and Energy & Earth Resources. He completed his PhD in Finance at the University of Cyprus

His research interests lie primarily in the area of empirical market-based accounting and corporate finance, with a specific focus on the influence of financial analysts and financial information in capital markets.

In addition to his teaching and research, Zacharias is an active ad-hoc reviewer for various journals in the fields of Accounting and Finance.

Research Overview
My main research interests lie primarily in the area of market-based accounting and corporate finance.

More specifically, my work so far focuses on the role of financial analysts in the capital markets. It seeks to shed more light on the properties of sell-side analyst research output, their value to market participants, and the impact of regulatory changes.