2016 Utah Winter Accounting Conference Program
Thursday, February 18
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm --- Welcome Reception* at the
Spencer Fox Eccles Business
Building, 1655 E Campus Center Drive
▻ Faculty lounge: 7th floor, south end ◅
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Parking Map ◅
* with thanks to Cambridge Publishing for additional support
Friday, February 19
7:00 am to 7:30 am --- Continental Breakfast at the University Park Marriott
7:30 am to 9:15 am --- Session 1
Moderator: Carolyn Levine
James Naughton
"Do changes in accounting standards affect corporate credit ratings?"
Roger Silvers
"The effects of cross-border information-sharing on enforcement and earnings attributes"
Discussants: Steve Stubben and Aiyesha Dey
9:30 am to 4:00 pm --- Skiing at Alta Ski Area
5:15 pm to 5:30 pm --- Snack
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm --- Session 2
Moderator: Richard Sloan
Beatrice Michaeli "The impact of discretionary disclosure on financial reporting systems: An extension of Bayesian persuasion"
Thomas Bourveau "Manager-specific litigation risk and corporate disclosure: Evidence from shareholder derivative suits"
Discussants: Phil Stocken and Mary Billings
7:45 pm to 10:00 pm --- Dinner at the University Park Marriott
Saturday, February 20
7:00 am to 7:30 am --- Continental Breakfast
7:30 am to 9:15 am --- Session 3
Moderator: Richard Saouma
Justin Hopkins "Reveal or conceal? Reputational costs to independent directors for disclosing misbehavior"
Anna Bergman Brown "The effect of director busyness on monitoring and advising: Evidence from a natural experiment"
Discussants: Yonca Ertimur and John Barrios
9:30 am to 4:00 pm --- Skiing at Deer Valley Resort
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm --- Apres Ski at Deer Valley Snow Park Lodge, Second Floor Lounge
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm --- Dinner at the Deer Valley Seafood Buffet in the Snow Park Lodge