Assistant Professor of Finance

Jonathan Bitting

I am an assistant professor at the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. My background is in economics and finance, and my research focuses on corporate incentives, governance, competition, and debt.

Selected research

CEO Short-Term Incentives and the Agency Cost of Debt

Contemporary Accounting Research · 2025

With Brian Akins, David De Angelis, and Maclean Gaulin.

Implied Future Policy Promises and Firm Leverage

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting · 2026

With Justin Balthrop.

The Threat of Shareholder Disapproval and the Value of Voting

Journal of Financial Research · 2024

With Justin Balthrop.

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Teaching

Financial Management

Undergraduate · Appalachian State University

Introduction to Finance

Undergraduate · Appalachian State University

Teaching experience and resources →