University of Nebraska Kearney

UNK
UNK Academics
College of Business & Technology
Accounting and Finance

Dr. Beverly Frickel, Associate ProfessorPh.D., Finance
Finance Faculty
WSTC 310C
frickelbj@unk.edu 
308/865-8571

 


Education

  • Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1992 - Finance
  • M.B.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1990 - Business Administration
  • B.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1979 - Economics

Courses Taught

  • Principles of Finance
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Institutions
  • Investments
  • Insurance

Areas of Expertise and Research Interests

  • Insurance Industry - competitiveness, profitability and corporate governance

Recent Intellectual Contributions

Refereed Articles 

Hall, s. & Frickel, B. (2008). "Income Smoothing and Executive Compensation." Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research, 3 (2), 12-20. 

Frickel, B., Miller, R., & Ferguson, W. L. (in press, 2005). "The Persistence of Abnormal Returns in the Insurance Industry." Journal of Accounting an dfinance Research, 12(6), Forthcoming. 

Hall, S. & Frickel, B. (2004).   "Dividend Reductions and Accounting Changes," Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, 12 (6), 120-128. 

Frickel, B. & Hall, S. (2003).   "Measuring Corporate Performance," Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, 11 (4), 54-64.

Frickel, B., Dorfman, M., Ferguson, W., & Ferguson, T. D. (2000).   "Risk Management and Insurance Education at the Millennium," Journal Of Insurance Issues, 23 (2), 153-179.

Presentation of Refereed Papers - National 

2001:  Frickel, B. , "Competitive Profiles and Performance Indicators: The Case of the Insurance Industry ," American Risk and Insurance Association annual meeting , held in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 2001.

2000:  Frickel, B. & Hassan, M. K. "Technical, Scale, and Allocative Efficiencies of the Property and Liability Insurance Industry ," American Risk and Insurnace Association annual meeting , held in Baltimore, Maryland, August 2000.

Regional 

2004:  Frickel, B. & Hall, S. "Executive Compensation, Income Smoothing and Progressive Personal Income Taxes," Mid-South Association of Business Discipline annual meeting , held in Jackson, Mississippi, February 2004.

2003:  Frickel, B. , "Effectiveness of Insurance Company Mergers," Western Risk and Insurance Association annual meeting , held in Makena (Maui), Hawaii, January 2003.

2003:  Frickel, B. , Ferguson, W., & Miller, R. "The Persistence of Abnormal Returns in the Insurance Industry," American Academy of Accounting and Finance Annual Meeting , held in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2003.

2003:  Frickel, B. & Hall, S. "Dividend Reductions and Accounting Changes," American Academy of Accounting and Finance Annual Meeting , held in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2003.

2002:  Frickel, B. & Hall, S. "Measuring Corporate Performance," American Academy of Accounting and Finance Annual Meeting , held in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2002.

2002:  Frickel, B. , Ferguson, W., & Miller, R. "The Persistence of Abnormal Returns in the Insurance Industry ," Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting , held in Chicago, Illinois, March 2002.

2001:  Frickel, B. & Miller, R. "Professional Liability Insurance for Educators: The Coverage and the Market ," Western Risk and Insurance Association annual meeting , held in Santa Barbara, California, January 2001.

2000:  Frickel, B. , Dorfman, M., & Ferguson, W. L. "The Future of Risk and Insurance Education ," Western Risk and Insurance Association annual meeting , held in Monterey, California, January 2000.

2000:  Frickel, B. , Ferguson, W., & Miller, R. "The Nature of Insurance Company Profits," Southern Risk and Insurance Association anuual meeting , held in San Antonio, Texas, 2000.