This record of past accounting workshops is provided for archival purposes only. To access the current accounting workshop schedule, please follow this link: Current Accounting Workshop Schedule

Accounting Seminar Schedule for 2007/2008:

Seminars are held in Maguire 354 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm on Fridays unless otherwise noted below.
Organizer: Doug Hanna (hanna@smu.edu)
Date Presenter Topic
Aug 24
2007
OPEN
TBA
Aug 31
2007
No Workshop
Labor Day Weekend
Sep 07
2007
OPEN
TBA
Sep 14
2007
Greg Sommers
SMU
Barriers to Entry and the Effect on Future Profitability
Sep 21
2007
Ole-Kristian Hope
Toronto
Managerial Empire Building and Firm Disclosure
Sep 28
2007
OPEN
TBA
JAAF Conference
Oct 05
2007
Shiva Shivaramakrishnan
Houston
Stock Recommendations and Capital Market Evaluation of Meeting or Missing Earnings Expectations
JAE Conference
Oct 12
2007
No workshop
Exam week
Oct 19
2007
OPEN
TBA
RAST Conference
Oct 26
2007
Ray Ball
Chicago
Special Joint Accounting & Finance Workshop
RESCHEDULED TO A DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Nov 02
2007
OPEN
TBA
Nov 09
2007
OPEN
TBA
CAR Conference
Nov 16
2007
Tzachi Zach
Wash U
The Use of Advertising Activities to Meet Earnings Benchmarks: Evidence from Monthly Data
Nov 23
2007
No workshop
Thanksgiving
Nov 30
2007
Yonca Ertimur
Duke
Note Special Workshop Time of 10:30 am in Maguire 356
The Long-Run Performance of Analyst Coverage Initiations
Dec 07
2007
No workshop
Exam week
Dec 11
2007
Irene Kim
Duke
NOTE: RESCHEDULED TO DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Are Sin Stocks Paying the Price for Accounting Sins?
Dec 14
2007
No workshop
Break week
Dec 21
2007
No workshop
Break week
Dec 28
2007
No workshop
Break week
Jan 04
2008
No workshop
Break week
Jan 11
2008
Pervin Shroff
Minnesota
Tests of Long-Term Abnormal Performance: Analysis of Power
Jan 18
2008
Stephen Hillegeist
INSEAD
The Role and Effect of Compensation Consultants on CEO Pay
Jan 25
2008
Kristy Towry
Emory
NOTE: RESCHEDULED TO 22 February 2008
FARS Conference
Feb 01
2008
Open
TBA
Lone Star Conference
Feb 08
2008
Irene Kim
Duke
Are Sin Stocks Paying the Price for Accounting Sins?
Feb 12
2008
Kirsten Cook
Texas A&M
NOTE: SPECIAL WORKSHOP DAY - TUESDAY, ROOM:Crow 280 TIME: TBA
Managing Earnings by Manipulating Production: The Effects of Timing, Tax, Compensation, and Governance Considerations
Feb 15
2008
Sean McGuire
Georgia
Voluntary Explanations of Effective Tax Rate Decreases
Feb 19
2008
Karen Hennes
Penn State
NOTE: SPECIAL WORKSHOP DAY - TUESDAY, ROOM:Crow 280 TIME: TBA
The Reporting of Contingent Legal Liabilities
Feb 22
2008
Kristy Towry
Emory
Dividing the Pie: The Influence of Managerial Discretion Extent on Bonus Pool Allocation
Feb 29
2008
Brian Miller
Penn State
Data Overload and Investor Trading
Mar 04
2008
Stephanie Sikes
Texas
NOTE: SPECIAL WORKSHOP DAY - TUESDAY, ROOM:Crow 280 TIME: TBA
Taxes, Investor Sophistication, and the Disposition Effect
Mar 07
2008
Chad Larson
Michigan
POSTPONED DUE WEATHER
Mar 14
2008
Recruiting
TBA
Mar 21
2008
Recruiting
TBA
Mar 25
2008
Chad Larson
Michigan
NOTE SPECIAL DATE AND ROOM: TUESDAY 2:00 pm 280 CROW
Accounting Fraud and Institutional Investors
Mar 28
2008
Jeff Yu
MIT
Do Short-Sellers Arbitrage Accrual-Based Return Anomalies?
Apr 04
2008
Daniel Beneish
Indiana
POSTPONED
Apr 11
2008
Karen Nelson
Rice
The Market Reaction to Arthur Andersen's Shredding of Documents: Loss of Reputation or Confounding Effects?
Apr 17
2008
Lakshmanan (Shiva) Shivakumar
LBS
NOTE SPECIAL DATE AND ROOM: THURSDAY 2:00 pm Room 190 Crow
Targets' Earnings Quality and Bidders' Takeover Decisions
Apr 25
2008
Wayne Guay
Wharton
Special Joint Accounting & Finance Workshop
NOTE SPECIAL TIME AND ROOM: FRIDAY 10:30 am Room 354 Maguire
Improved Estimates of Marginal Tax Rates: Why They are Needed, Approach, and Implications
May 02
2008
No workshop
Exam week
May 09
2008
If required
TBA
JAR Conference
May 16
2008
If required
TBA
May 23
2008
If required
TBA
May 30
2008
If required
TBA
June 06
2008
If required
TBA
June 11
2008
Oktay Urcan
London Business School
Special Brown Bag Workshop
NOTE SPECIAL TIME AND ROOM: Wednesday 12:00 pm Room: TBA
Value of Cash Holdings and Accounting Conservatism