Elia Ferracuti

Elia Ferracuti is an associate professor in the accounting area at The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. His research interests lie in the intersection between managerial accounting and financial accounting, corporate finance, and economics, with a focus on how managerial accounting can be used to mitigate the problems created by information asymmetry and information uncertainty. Professor Ferracuti teaches managerial accounting in the daytime MBA program.

Elia Ferracuti's research focuses on uncertainty, information design, managerial accounting, competition, and investment. His work explores how financial reporting and internal information systems influence corporate investment decisions and resolve uncertainty. Ferracuti investigates the role of information in organizational design, market power, and managerial learning, with a particular emphasis on macroeconomic information acquisition and the impact of transparency on corporate behavior. His studies also address the private value of innovation, hedge fund activism, and the digitalization of trust in business and government. These topics highlight his interdisciplinary approach to understanding how information shapes economic and managerial outcomes.