David Geffen Hall, 645 West 130th Street (Room 590), Columbia Business School
February 28, 2025, 8:00 am – 6:00pm, Reception, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
An annual full-day conference to bring together young scholars in the field of accounting to discuss early-stage innovative research.
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2025 Junior Accounting Conference Schedule
2025 Junior Accounting Conference Attendees
Junior Accounting Conference Schedule
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 8:00-8:50 am | Breakfast (Geffen 202) |
| 8:50-9:05 am | Welcome Address (Jon Glover, Accounting Division Senior Faculty) |
| 9:05-9:10 am | Conference Kick-off |
| 9:10-10:10 am | “Private Clients and Auditor Human Capital: Evidence from Structural Estimation” Lisa Liu (Columbia University) |
| 10:10-10:30 am | BREAK (Geffen 202) |
| 10:30-11:30 am | “Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Misstatement Detection and Firm Disclosures” Douglas Laporte (Washington University in St. Louis) |
| 11:30-11:50 am. | BREAK (Geffen 202) |
| 11:50-12:50 pm | “Public Information Quality and Voluntary Disclosure” Peicong (Keri) Hu (University of Hong Kong) |
| 12:50-2:00 pm | LUNCH (Geffen 570) |
| 2:10-3:10 pm | “Human Capital and Retention in the Audit Profession: Evidence from the Great Resignation” Inna Abramova (London Business School) |
| 3:10-3:30 pm | BREAK (Geffen 570) |
| 3:30-4:30 pm | “The Effect of Litigation Risk on Investors’ Trading” Georg Rickmann (Northwestern University) |
| 4:30-4:50 pm | BREAK (Geffen 570) |
| 4:50-5:50 pm | “Effects of Mandatory Carbon Reporting on Greenwashing” Jody Grewal (University of Toronto) |
| 5:50-6:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 6:00-6:10 pm | Transition to Henry R. Kravis Hall |
| 6:10-6:45 pm | Cocktail Hour |
| 6:45 pm | Dinner |