Conference Review

October 19, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Doctoral Consortium

Presenters:
Margaret Christ, University of Georgia
April Klein, New York University
Jaron Wilde, University of Iowa
Vaughan Radcliffe, Western University

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Perspectives from Practice: Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Practices: Drivers, barriers and the path forward (Virtual)

Moderator: Andy Thomas

Panelists:
Edward Olson
Charles-Antoine St-Jean
Susan Golyok

October 20, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.

How Do Hedge Fund Activists Use and Affect Tax Reporting? Evidence from the Valuation Allowance

Presenting Author: Jennifer Glenn, The Ohio State University

Discussant: April Klein, New York University

10:55 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Towards a Financial Statement Based Approach to Modeling Systemic Risk in Insurance and Banking

Presenting Author: Venkat Peddireddy, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

Discussant: Yadav Gopalan, Indiana University

1:40 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.

From "audit machines" to tech-savvy auditors: Auditors' quest for professional security

Presenting Authors:
Pier-Luc Lajoie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Yves Gendron, Université Laval

Discussant: Vaughan Radcliffe, Western University

3:25 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.

Does the All-Star Award Affect Analysts' Performance? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity

Presenting Author: Congcong Li, Duquesne University

Discussant: Hemang Desai, Southern Methodist University

October 21, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Indirect Earnings Management

Presenting Author: Aaron Zimbelman, University of South Carolina

Discussant: Margaret Christ, University of Georgia

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Raising the Stakes: How Progressive Tax Rates Affecting Risk-Taking by Pass-Through Businesses

Presenting Author: Trent Krupa, University of Arkansas

Discussant: Jaron Wilde, University of Iowa