Anna Costello, PhD ’11, joined Chicago Booth’s faculty in 2021 as professor of accounting. Her research interests span supply-chain risk, economic spillovers, trade credit, contracting, and fintech.

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This paper examines the role of cost accounting in public financial management, focusing on budget credibility, performance-based budgeting, public procurement, and corruption detection. Despite ...