His research focuses on the economic effects of taxes and corporate disclosures. Professor Yost’s dissertation investigates the incentives created by executives’ personal capital gains tax liabilities, and the resulting consequences for corporate risk-taking. His work has been published in leading academic journals including The Accounting Review and the Journal of Accounting and Economics. Professor Yost holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a master’s in accounting and a BA in economics from the University of Virginia.