# Professor Paul Zarowin is quoted in a story on Warren Buffett's recent letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders

1 Faculty News February 26, 2019 ![MarketWatch logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/marketwatch%20logo.jpg?itok=pHUVfozf)>

Excerpt from [MarketWatch](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/buffett-criticizes-others-for-using-non-standard-accounting-metricsbut-he-does-too-2019-02-26?siteid=rss&rss=1) -- "Paul Zarowin, a professor of accounting at the Stern School of Business at New York University, told MarketWatch, 'If Berkshire Hathaway is holding a lot of assets that are marked-to-market now, it makes sense that he would shift his focus to share price. A new emphasis on share repurchases is aligned with that.'"

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