College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor of Accountancy and Irwin J. Jecha Professor of Accountancy

Ph.D., Accounting, University of Texas at Austin, 1977
M.P.A., Accounting, University of Texas at Austin, 1977
A.B., Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974

Irwin J. Jecha Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1993 - Present
Weldon Powell Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1989-1993
Associate Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1984-1989
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1983-1984
Assistant Professor of Management, University of California, 1982-1984
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management, University of California, 1981-1982
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business, University of Chicago, 1980-1981
Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Arizona, 1977-1980

Beck, P., Wu, M. 2006. Learning by Doing and Audit Quality. Contemporary Accounting Research, 23: 1-30

Beck, P., Davis, J., Jung, W. 2000. Taxpayer Disclosure and Penalty Laws. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2: 273-272

Beck, P., Davis, J., Jung, W. 1996. Tax Practitioners and Reporting under Uncertainty: Theory and Experimental Evidence. Contemporary Accounting Research, 49-90

Teaches courses in taxation, financial accounting, and auditing.

Research has centered on the area of taxation.