The First Labor and Accounting Conference
Location
The Labor and Accounting Group encourages the development and dissemination of academic research at the intersection of accounting and labor economics. LAG will host its inaugural conference virtually on Friday, Mar. 12, 2021, from 7:30 a.m. PST to 3:30 p.m. PST. The keynote speaker for the event will be Professor Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University.
The conference is open to faculty and PhD students by invitation only. Registration is free and space is limited; register by Wednesday, March 10, at 12:00 noon.
Agenda
All times are in Pacific Standard Time.
| 7:30–8:00am |
Networking Hospitality Room in Remo |
| 8:00–8:05am |
Welcome & HousekeepingWelcomer: John Barrios, Washington University in St. Louis |
| 8:05–8:40am |
Institutional Ownership and Workplace Misconduct: Evidence from Federal Labor Law ViolationsPresenter: Xi Li, London School of Economics |
| 8:40–9:15am |
Seeking Justice: CEO Pay Ratio and Employee WhistleblowingPresenter Mark (Shuai) Ma, University of Pittsburgh |
| 9:15–9:40am |
Externalities of Financial Statement Fraud on the Incoming Accounting Labor ForcePresenter: Robert Carnes, University of Florida |
| 9:40–10:05am |
Break |
| 10:05–10:50am |
Keynote Speaker - Work from HomeNicholas Bloom, Stanford University |
| 10:50–11:05am |
Break |
| 11:05–11:30am |
Is Working from Home Here to Stay? Evidence from Employer Demand for Remote LaborPresenter: Charles (Chad) Ham, Washington University in St. Louis |
| 11:30am–12:05pm |
Identifying Hidden Talent: An Exploratory Investigation of Explicit Potential AssessmentPresenter: Judith Künneke, Tilburg University |
| 12:05–12:40pm |
How Does Artificial Intelligence Shape Audit Firms?Presenter: Michael Shen, National University of Singapore |
| 12:40–1:40pm |
Lunch Break — Networking Hospitality Room in Remo |
| 1:40–2:05pm |
Gender Salary Gap in the Auditing Profession: Trend and ExplanationsPresenter: Ting Dong, Stockholm School of Economics |
| 2:05–2:30pm |
Managing Employee Retention Concerns: Evidence from US Census DataPresenter: Jim Omartian, University of Michigan |
| 2:30–2:55pm |
Job Search with Financial Information: Theory and EvidencePresenter: Jung Ho Choi, Stanford University |
| 2:55–3:00pm |
ClosingHeidi Packard, University of Michigan |
| 3:00–3:30pm |
Networking Hospitality Room in Remo |