December 13-14, 2024
Hosted by the University of Washington Foster School of Business
The goal of the RAST Conference is to discuss some of the most relevant issues at the forefront of academic research and wider society today. Paper topics can relate to all current topics in accounting, including valuation, accounting quality, analysts/intermediaries, capital markets, debt markets, banking, fin-tech, private firms, corporate social responsibility, sustainability reporting, disclosure, auditing, and tax.
We thank Cambridge Business Publishers for their sponsorship of the RAST conference.
This conference is by invitation only.
| Day 1 | December 13, 2024 | |
| 11:15 AM | Registration Opens |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:05 PM – 1:15 PM | Welcome Frank Hodge, Orin & Janet Smith Dean, Foster School of Business |
| 1:15 PM – 2:10 PM | Session 1: Shareholder value implications of supply chain ESG: Evidence from negative incidents Presenter: Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University |
| 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:30 PM – 3:25 PM | Session 2: Variable Leases under ASC 842: First Evidence on Properties and Consequences Presenter: Jonas Heese, Harvard University |
| 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM | Break |
| 3:45 PM – 4:40 PM | Session 3: Do Key Audit Matter Disclosures About M&A Transactions Predict Future Performance? Presenter: Dan Wangerin, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM | Break |
| 5:00 PM – 5:55 PM | Session 4: News-based Investor Disagreement and Stock Returns Presenter: Sophia Zhengzi Li, Rutgers University |
| 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Cocktail Hour, Dinner, and Social |
| Day 2 | December 14, 2024 | |
| 8:00 AM – 8:55 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM | Session 5: Analysts’ Forecasting Models and Uncertainty About the Past Presenter: Min Park, The University of Kansas |
| 9:55 AM – 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 AM – 11:10 AM | Session 6: CFO Narcissism and the Power of Persuasion Over Analysts: A Mixed-Methods Approach Presenter: Nick Seybert, University of Maryland |
| 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM | Break |
| 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM | Session 7: Information Acquisition Costs and Price Informativeness: Global Evidence Presenter: Shawn Shi, University of Washington |
| 12:25 PM – 12:30 PM | Poll (Best Paper and Best Discussant) |
| 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | Awards and Announcements Lakshmanan Shivakumar, RAST Managing Editor |
| 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch |
Conference Organizers
Elizabeth Blankespoor, University of Washington, USA
Sarah McVay, University of Washington, USA
Phil Quinn, University of Washington, USA
Shawn Shi, University of Washington, USA
Editors
Lakshmanan Shivakumar, London Business School, UK
Jennifer Blouin, University of Pennsylvania, USA
John Campbell, University of Georgia, USA
Patricia Dechow, University of Southern California, USA
Yonca Ertimur, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Henry Friedman, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Russell Lundholm, University of British Columbia, Canada
Sarah McVay, University of Washington, USA
Miguel Minutti-Meza, University of Miami, USA
Gaizka Ormazabal, IESE Business School, Spain
Stefan Reichelstein, Stanford University, USA
Scott Richardson, London Business School, UK
Richard Sloan, University of Southern California, USA
Stephen Stubben, University of Utah, USA
For more information please contact Rosita Alvarado, RAST Administrative Manager, [email protected].
The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206-543-6450 (V), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (FAX), or email at [email protected].
