Igor Goncharov holds a position of Professor of Accounting at Lancaster University Management School. He previously worked at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and at the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. Igor Goncharov’s research focuses on the economic consequences of financial reporting in different settings including firms, investment companies, and central banks. Igor Goncharov’s work has been published in leading international journals. He is the Associate Editor of Accounting and Business Research, and has received numerous awards for excellence in research and teaching.