Review of Accounting Studies 2020 Conference
Location
The RAST Conference is held annually. Papers accepted for presentation at the conference relate to topics such as valuation, accounting quality, and fundamental analysis. Papers can be empirical archival, experimental, field-based or theoretical.
The RAST conference held at Stanford has a special focus on the role of financial reporting and disclosure and its impact on CSR (corporate social responsibility) and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) policies and actions.
We thank Cambridge Business Publishers and Morgan Stanley for their sponsorship of the RAST conference.
Agenda
Day 1: Thursday, December 10(LA=2:00–6:30pm, NY=5:00–9:30pm, London=10pm–2:30am, Singapore=6:00–10:30am Friday) |
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| 1:15–2:00pm |
Hospitality Room Open - Remo (Optional Pre-conference Socializing) |
| 2:00–2:10pm |
Welcome |
| 2:10–2:55pm |
Session 1: Financial (Mis)conduct and Employee Mistreatment: Evidence from Wage TheftAneesh Raghunandan, London School of Economics (Presenter) |
| 2:55–3:05pm | Break |
| 3:05–3:50pm |
Session 2: Doing Good When Doing Well: Evidence on Real Earnings ManagementCharles Hadlock, Michigan State University (Presenter) |
| 3:50–4:00pm | Break |
| 4:00–4:45pm |
Session 3: Strategic Reporting by Nonprofit Hospitals: An Examination of Bad Debt and Charity CareAmanda Beck, Georgia State University (Presenter) |
| 4:45–4:55pm | Break |
| 4:55–5:40pm |
Session 4: Voluntary Disclosure When Private Information and Proprietary Costs Are Jointly DeterminedDaniel Taylor, University of Pennsylvania (Presenter) |
| 5:40–6:30pm | Cocktail Hour - Remo (Optional Socializing) |
Day 2: Friday, December 11(LA=9:00am–1:30pm, NY=12:00–4:30pm, London=5:00–9:30pm, Singapore=1:00–5:30am Saturday) |
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| 8:15–9:00am | Hospitality Room Open - Remo (Optional Socializing) |
| 9:00–9:10am | Welcome to Day 2 |
| 9:10–9:55am |
Session 5: Criminals, Bankruptcy, and Cost of DebtMorten Seitz, Copenhagen Business School (Presenter) |
| 9:55–10:05am | Break |
| 10:05–11:35am |
Session 6 & 7: Disclosure, CSR, and GovernanceMonitoring or Payroll Maximization? What Happens When Workers Enter the Boardroom? Martin Thomsen, University of Münster (Presenter) A New Take on Voice: The Influence of BlackRock’s “Dear CEO” Letters Andrea Pawliczek, University of Missouri (Presenter) Panel Discussion John D. Kepler, Stanford University (Moderator) |
| 11:35–11:45am | Break |
| 11:45am–12:30pm |
Session 8: The Impact of Carbon Disclosure Mandates on Emissions and Financial Operating PerformanceSebastian Schwenen, Technical University of Munich (Presenter) |
| 12:30–12:40pm | Poll (Best Paper and Best Discussant) & Current Statistics on RAST |
| 12:40–1:30pm | Coffee Reception and Announcements: Remo |
This event is by invitation only.
Conference Organizers
RAST Editors
Jennifer Blouin, University of Pennsylvania
Peter Easton, University of Notre Dame
Paul Fischer, University of Pennsylvania
Russell Lundholm, University of British Columbia
Stephen Penman, Columbia University
Stefan Reichelstein, Stanford University
Scott Richardson, London Business School
Lakshmanan Shivakumar, London Business School
Richard Sloan, University of Southern California
Stanford GSB Accounting Faculty
Mary E. Barth
William H. Beaver
Anne Beyer
Jung Ho Choi
George Foster
Brandon Gipper
Ron Kasznik
John D. Kepler
Jinhwan Kim
David F. Larcker
Charles M. C. Lee
Rebecca Lester
Iván Marinovic
Maureen McNichols
Suzie Noh
Joseph D. Piotroski
Stefan J. Reichelstein
Kevin Smith
Mark A. Wolfson