42nd Columbia Burton Accounting Conference
November 10th - 11th, 2023
New York, NY
The 42nd Burton Accounting conference, organized by the Columbia Business School, will be held at the Columbia Business School Kravis Hall on November 10th - 11th, 2023. Since 1981, the Accounting Division at Columbia Business School has hosted the annual Burton Conference in honor of Professor Sandy Burton who served as the Chief Accountant at the SEC, the Deputy Mayor of Finance in New York and as the dean of Columbia Business School. Professor Burton earned considerable respect for attempting to bridge the gap between accounting practice and academia. In keeping with that spirit, the conference aims to assemble an accomplished group of scholars and practitioners to discuss new research findings, ideas, methodologies, and trends.
TOPICS: Theoretical, empirical, and experimental studies that advance our understanding of topics in accounting.
For additional information, please contact the organizers at [email protected].
Conference Format: 20 Minutes uninterrupted Presentation, 15 Minutes Discussion & 25 Minutes for Q&A
Burton Accounting Conference Schedule
| Friday, November 10, 2023 | |
| 9:45 – 10:45 am | “Accounting for Goodwill” Presenter: Stefan Huber (Rice University) Discussant: Edwige Cheynel (Washington University, St. Louis) |
| 11:05 – 12:05 pm | "Crime and Punishment: Corporate Criminal Prosecution and Corporate Misconduct” Presenter: Syrena Shirley (Columbia University) Discussant: Lindsey Gallo (University of Michigan) |
| 1:30 – 2:30 pm | “Feedback on Emerging Corporate Policies” Presenter: Sean Cao (University of Maryland) Discussant: Qi Chen (Duke University) |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | “Dynamic Information Acquisition and Optimal Disclosure Frequency” Presenter: Seung Lee (University of Southern Denmark) Discussant: Xiaojing Meng (New York University) |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | “How Do Consumers Use Firm Disclosure? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment” Presenter: Maximilian Muhn (University of Chicago) Discussant: Matthias Breuer (Columbia University) |
| Saturday, November 11, 2023 | |
| 8:50 – 9:50 am | “The Social Cost of Liquidity Disclosure: Evidence from Hospitals” Presenter: Thomas Bourveau (Columbia University) Discussant: Eva Labro (UNC, Chapel Hill) |
| 10:10 – 11:10 am | “Searching for Directors” Presenter: Fabrizio Ferri (University of Miami) Discussant: John Core (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| 11:30 – 12:30 pm | “The Effect of Public Firm Audit Regulation on Private Firm Auditing: Audit-Partner-Level Evidence” Presenter: Lisa Liu (Columbia University) Discussant: Brandon Gipper (Stanford University) |