Riddha Basu

Riddha Basu is an assistant professor of Accountancy at the George Washington University School of Business. His research explores how accounting information interacts with regulatory frictions and stakeholder scrutiny in credit markets. Specifically, his work investigates how financial disclosures and accounting regulations affect credit ratings, investment behavior, and corporate decision-making. His research is unified by a central question: how does the production and interpretation of financial information shape capital allocation and economic outcomes? Dr. Basu earned his Ph.D. in Accounting from Northwestern University. He has published in leading academic journals, including The Accounting Review, Management Science, Journal of Accounting and Economics. He frequently presents at major conferences and regulatory institutions, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

At GW, Dr. Basu teaches managerial accounting. He is committed to developing students’ intuitive understanding of accounting, using real-world applications, and fostering engaged classroom discussions. He also serves as the research coordinator for the department. He co-organized the Cherry Blossom and Washington Accounting Research Conferences. He is an ad hoc reviewer for various Accounting journals The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, Management Science, and others, and has received multiple excellence in reviewing awards. His long-term goal is to produce research that is empirically rigorous, theoretically grounded, and policy-relevant.