London Business School Accounting Symposium
The Symposium brings together leading accounting scholars in an informal setting to discuss high-quality academic papers.
12th London Business School Accounting Symposium, 20-21 June 2013
Papers will be presented on Thursday (morning and afternoon) and on Friday morning. Lunch on both days will be provided at London Business School and there will be a Symposium Dinner on Thursday evening.
Eight papers will be presented across the two days. Two of the papers have been invited and we are delighted to confirm that the speakers are Jacob Thomas (Yale) and Wayne Guay (Wharton). One paper will be internal (to be confirmed). The remaining five papers, selected from a general call for submissions, are as follows (links will be available in due course):
1. "The Higher Moments of Future Return on Equity" - Woo-Jin Chang, Steven J. Monahan and Amine Ouazad (INSEAD)
2. "Aggregate Earnings News and Stock Market Returns: The Good, the Bad and the State-Dependent" - Leon Zolotoy, James R. Frederickson and John D. Lyon (Melbourne Business School)
3. "The Expected Rate of Credit Losses on Banks' Loan Portfolios" - Trevor Harris, Urooj Khan and Doron Nissim (Columbia Business School)
4."The Effects of Credit Competition on Banks' Loan Loss Provision Timeliness" - Yiwei Dou, Stephen G. Ryan (New York University) and Youli Zou (University of Toronto)
5. "Default Prediction Around the World: International Evidence on the Role of Corporate Transparency and Market Frictions" - Mark Maffett (University of Chicago), Edward Owens (University of Rochester) and Anand Srinivasan (National University of Singapore)
Accommodation
Recommended hotel
Our recommended hotel is the Danubius Hotel Regent's Park. A special London Business School rate is available at this and some other local hotels for Symposium participants (subject to availability). You are advised to book early to ensure your reservation.