Bocconi Accounting Symposium – Inaugural Edition June 22-23, 2023
First Bocconi Accounting Symposium, to be held at Gran Hotel Imperiale on Lake Como on June 22nd-23rd 2023. The main objective of the Symposium is to facilitate collegial and constructive interaction between an international group of experienced and emerging accounting scholars.
The Symposium will comprise a one-and-a-half-day conference (with 8 paper presentations and discussions) during which participants will also have the opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of Lake Como.
18.30-20.30 Welcome Drinks at “Da Pietro”, Piazza del Duomo, 16, Como
8.15-8.40 Boat transfer from Como to “Grand Hotel Imperiale” (Conference Venue) via public boat service (reservation made by conference organizers). Please reach pier 5 in Piazza Cavour by 8.00
9.15-9.30 Opening Remarks Elena Carletti (Dean for Research, Bocconi)
9.30-10.30 Late Filings and Insider Trading: Broken Windows or Opportunism?
R.J. Jackson (NYU School of Law), B. Lynch-Levy (Wharton), Daniel J. Taylor (Wharton)
Discussant: Francois Brochet (Boston University)
10.30-11.30 Current Expected Credit Losses and Consumer Loans
Joao Granja (University of Chicago) and Fabian Nagel (University of Chicago)
Discussant: Maria Correia (London School of Economics)
11.30-12.00 Coffee Break
12.00-13.00 With a Grain of Salt: Uncertain Relevance of External Information and Firm Disclosures
J. Libgober (USC), Beatrice Michaeli (UCLA), E. Wiedman (Hebrew University)
Discussant: Moritz Hiemann (Bocconi)
13.00-14.30 Lunch at “Grand Hotel Imperiale” (Conference Venue)
14.30-15.30 The Debt Market Role of Asset Valuation Uncertainty
Alex Aleszczyk (NYU), F.P. Vasvari (London Business School), D. Vyas (University of Toronto)
Discussant: Pepa Kraft (HEC Paris
15.30-16.00 Coffee Break
16.00-17.00 The Influence of External Legal Counsels on Loan Contract Design and Performance
P. Pope (Bocconi), P. Taori (HKU), Roberto Vincenzi (Bocconi)
Discussant: Elia Ferracuti (Duke University)
17.55-18.20 Boat transfer from “Grand Hotel Imperiale” (Conference Venue) to Como via public boat service (reservation made by conference organizers)
19.30-22.30 Dinner at “Latteria San Fedele” Via Francesco Muralto, 39, Como
8.30-8.50 Boat transfer from Como to “Grand Hotel Imperiale” (Conference Venue) via public boat service (reservation made by conference organizers). Please reach pier 5 in Piazza Cavour by 8.15
9.30-10.30 Searching for Directors
Fabrizio Ferri (University of Miami), Z. Ou and Y. Wang (University of Miami)
Discussant: David Reeb (National University of Singapore)
10.30-11.30 Real Effects from Non-Concurrent Guidance from Accounting and Prudential Regulators: Evidence from CECL
R. Basu (George Washington), Sugata Roychowdhury (Kellogg), K. Sinha (Texas at Dallas)
Discussant: Aytekin Ertan (London Business School)
11.30-12.00 Coffee Break
12.00-13.00 Financial Statements not Required
M. Minnis (University of Chicago), A. G. Sutherland (MIT), Felix W. Vetter (Mannheim)
Discussant: Mark DeFond (USC Marshall)
13.00-14.45 Lunch at “Grand Hotel Imperiale” (Conference Venue)
15.05-15.30 Boat transfer from “Grand Hotel Imperiale” (Conference Venue) to Como via public boat service (reservation made by conference organizers)