Muhammad Kabir

Muhammad Kabir is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba. Prior to joining the Asper School, Dr. Kabir worked as an Assistant Professor at Lakehead University.

Dr. Kabir completed his PhD in Accounting at McMaster University. He also holds an MBA from Emory University, a CFA charter, and a Certified Management Accountant designation from the Institute of Management Accountants, USA.

Dr. Kabir’s research focuses on financial accounting, corporate governance, and corporate finance. His recent projects explore the links among corporate boards, disclosure, cost of debt, and insider trading profitability. His research has been published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, European Accounting Review, Accounting and Business Research, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Canadian Tax Journal.

• Financial accounting
• Corporate governance
• Corporate finance

• Financial accounting
• Management accounting

Kabir, M., Rahman, D., & Jamil, T. (2024). Torn between Two Debt Types? The Role of Managerial Ability in a Firm's Choice Between Bank Loans and Public Debt. Journal of Banking & Finance, 164, 107205.

Rahman, D., Haque, A., Kabir, M., & Hasan, S. B. (2024). Firm-level political risk and equity issuance. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 91, 101944.

Rahman, D., & Kabir, M. (2023). Does Board Independence Influence Annual Report Readability? European Accounting Review (Ahead of print). 

Kabir, M., & Rashid, H. (2023). Do generalist CEOs engage in more tax avoidance than specialist CEOs? Accounting and Business Research (Ahead of print).

Rahman, D., Kabir, M., Ali, M. J., & Oliver, B. R. (2023). Does product market competition influence annual report readability? Accounting and Business Research (Ahead of print). 

Anderson, M., Kabir, M., Rashid, H., & Warsame, H. (2022). Corporate dividend policy and tax avoidance. Canadian Tax Journal, 70(4), 747-784. 

Rahman, D., M. Kabir, and B. Oliver. (2021). Does exposure to product market competition influence insider trading profitability? Journal of Corporate Finance, 66, 101792.