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2011 - 2012 Workshop Speakers

All talks are held from 2:30 - 4:00 pm in Hagey Hall 2104
(new SAF wing) unless otherwise noted.

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Sept 8
Louise Hayes Thesis Proposal
9am-noon
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Sept 8
Andy Bauer Thesis Defense
1:00pm
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Sept 9
Mark  Bradshaw
Boston College

Opacity, Crash Risk and Option Smirk Curves

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Sept 23
PhD Summer papers 2:30 - 4:30

Vishal Baloria - Actuarial Choices and "Independent Plan Actuaries

Ian Burt - The Effects of Organizational Identity and Supervisor Communication Style on an Individual's Willingness to Share Information

Lev Timoshenko - Firm-Specific Characteristics of the SEC’s XBRL Voluntary Filing Program Participants

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Sept 30
PhD Summer papers

Lei Ma - Institutional Trading Around Public News

Kun Huo - The Impact of Explanations on Interactional Justice, Budget Commitment, and Performance in a Participative Budgeting Setting"

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Sept 30
Tim Bauer

Thesis Defense
9:00am
HH 2107

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Oct 7
Christine Botosan
University of Utah

Representationally Faithful Disclosures, Organizational Design and Managers' Segment Reporting Decisions
2 -3:30pm

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Oct 14
Liyan Yang
University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management

Loss Aversion, Survival and Asset Prices

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Oct 21
Jonathan Cohn
University of Texas
The evolution of capital structure and operating performance after leveraged buyouts: Evidence from U.S. corporate tax returns
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Nov 4

Pamela Murphy
Queen's University

Organizational Culture as a Predictor of Fraud
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Nov 4

Travis Chow

Thesis proposal
9:30, HH 2104
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Nov 11

Carol Ann Frost
University of North Texas


An International Analysis of Pension Reporting Alternatives -- Does Income Statement
Presentation Matter?

Carol Ann Frost Vita


2 - 3:30pm

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Nov 18
Pierre Chaigneau
HEC Montreal
The optimal timing of CEO compensation
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Nov 25
David Maber
University of Southern California
 
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Dec 2
(Jane) Jieying Zhang
University of Southern California
Debt covenants and risk taking
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Dec 9
Jasmijn Bol
University of Illinois

Managers' Discretionary Adjustments:
The Influence of Uncontrollable Events and Compensation Interdependence

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Dec 13
Yutao Li
Thesis Defense
9:30am
HH 2104
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Jan 13
Patricia O'Brien & Darren Henderson University of Western Ontario
Principles, Rules, Bright Lines and Transaction Structuring: A Cross-Regime Study of Lessees
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Feb 28

Adam Presslee

1:30, HH 334
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March 2
Stephen Penman
Columbia University
A Characteristic Model for Asset Pricing
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March 9
Baohua Xin
University of Toronto
Asymmetry of Information, Wealth Appropriation, Bank Loan Covenants and the Signaling Role of Accounting Conservatism
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March 23

Ken Klassan
University of Waterloo

Corporate Tax Compliance: The Role of Internal and External Preparers
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March 30

Paul Irvine
University of Georgia

The Impact of Divergence of Opinions about Earnings within a Social Network

CV

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April 13

David Weber
University of Connecticut

 

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April 20

Kai Li
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia

Are CEOs in U.S. Public Firms Overpaid?
New Evidence from Private Firms
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April 27

Hongping Tan

Analyst Target Prices and Forecast Accuracy around the World
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May 4

Travis Chow

 
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May 11

Vishal Baloria
University of Waterloo

 
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May 18

James Thompson
University of Waterloo

 
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May 25

Mark Lang
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Listing Choices and Self-Regulation: The Experience of the AIM
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For further information, please
contact Jenny Rothwell