Jayson Talakai
Assistant Professor
Department(s):- School of Accountancy
Contact Information
Eccles Business Building 812435.797.8352
jayson.talakai@usu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD, Accounting, Texas Tech University, 2016
BS, Accounting, Brigham Young University Hawaii, 2009
Biography
Jayson Talakai is among the first Tongan PhD's in Accounting. He completed his degree from Texas Tech University in August 2016. Dr. Talakai earned his B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University - Hawaii in 2009. Prior to obtaining his PhD he worked as a Staff Accountant at the University of Utah. Dr. Talakai's research focuses on information acquisition, individual investors' cognitive constraints, and market efficiency. He has published in Accounting Horizons, Issues in Accounting Education, Accounting and Finance, Accounts Perspectives, and Oil, Gas, and Energy Quarterly. Dr. Talakai and his wife have six children, four girls, and two boys.
Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Oler, D.K, Oler, M.J, Skousen, C., Talakai, J., (2016). Has Concentration in the Top Accounting Journals Changed Over Time?. Accounting Horizons, 30:1, 63-78.
- Talakai, J., Skousen, C., Oler, D., (2015). What is the Dollar Value of LIFO?. Oil, Gas, and Energy Quarterly, June:4, 569-576.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.