
Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference
Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference 2025
The sixth edition of the Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference will take place on October 8-9, 2025. The event is organized by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and co-hosted by Goethe University of Frankfurt and the Collaborative Research Center TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency.
The conference will feature seven presentations by young accounting researchers. The goal of the conference is to allow selected final-stage Ph.D. candidates to present their work in front of a critical but supportive audience, receive helpful feedback, and have intellectually stimulating discussions centered around accounting research.
The conference will start at 10.30 am on October 8th and will end at 12:30pm on October 9 th.
For more information, please find the schedule below.
Date
Time
Location
Language
The sixth edition of the Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference will take place on October 8-9, 2025. The event is organized by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and co-hosted by Goethe University of Frankfurt and the Collaborative Research Center TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency.
The conference will feature seven presentations by young accounting researchers. The goal of the conference is to allow selected final-stage Ph.D. candidates to present their work in front of a critical but supportive audience, receive helpful feedback, and have intellectually stimulating discussions centered around accounting research.
The conference will start at 10.30 am on October 8th and will end at 12:30pm on October 9 th.
For more information, please find the schedule below.

Agenda
10:30-11:00
Registration and Welcome remarks
11:00-12:00
Yiwei Li
(Harvard Business School)
Discussant:
Matthias Mahlendorf
(Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
Lateral Moves and Employee-Job Match Quality: Evidence from the Field
12:00-12:15
Break
12:15-13:15
Brigham Brau
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Discussant:
Wanli Zhao
(Bocconi University)
Quarter End Sales and Value Destruction
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-15:30
Adriano Salerno
(Bocconi University)
Discussant:
Katherine Schipper
(Duke University)
Stock Screeners and Managers’ Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Retail Dividend Investors
15:30-16:00
Break
16:00-17:00
Fred Asante
(Cornell University)
Discussant:
Maria Correira
(London School of Economics)
Global Rules, Local Realities: The effect of adopting expected credit loss model in informal economies
18:00
Dinner at Nibelungenschänke
Nibelungenallee 55, 60318 Frankfurt am Main
Agenda
10:30-11:00
Registration and Welcome remarks
11:00-12:00
Yiwei Li
(Harvard Business School)
Discussant:
Matthias Mahlendorf
(Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
Lateral Moves and Employee-Job Match Quality: Evidence from the Field
12:00-12:15
Break
12:15-13:15
Brigham Brau
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Discussant:
Wanli Zhao
(Bocconi University)
Quarter End Sales and Value Destruction
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-15:30
Adriano Salerno
(Bocconi University)
Discussant:
Katherine Schipper
(Duke University)
Stock Screeners and Managers’ Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Retail Dividend Investors
15:30-16:00
Break
16:00-17:00
Fred Asante
(Cornell University)
Discussant:
Maria Correira
(London School of Economics)
Global Rules, Local Realities: The effect of adopting expected credit loss model in informal economies
18:00
Dinner at Nibelungenschänke
Nibelungenallee 55, 60318 Frankfurt am Main
Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference 2024
The fifth edition of the Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference will take place on October 9-10, 2025. The event is organized by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and co-hosted by Goethe University of Frankfurt and the Collaborative Research Center TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency.
The conference will feature seven presentations by young accounting researchers. The goal of the conference is to allow selected final-stage Ph.D. candidates to present their work in front of a critical but supportive audience, receive helpful feedback, and have intellectually stimulating discussions centered around accounting research.
The conference will start at 10.30 am on October 9th and will end at 12:30pm on October 10th.
For more information, please find the schedule below.
Date
October 9 2024 - October 10 2024
Time
10:30 October 9th to 12:30 October 10
Location
Frankfurt School Campus
Language
English
The fifth edition of the Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference will take place on October 9-10, 2025. The event is organized by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and co-hosted by Goethe University of Frankfurt and the Collaborative Research Center TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency.
The conference will feature seven presentations by young accounting researchers. The goal of the conference is to allow selected final-stage Ph.D. candidates to present their work in front of a critical but supportive audience, receive helpful feedback, and have intellectually stimulating discussions centered around accounting research.
The conference will start at 10.30 am on October 9th and will end at 12:30pm on October 10th.
For more information, please find the schedule below.

Agenda
10:30-11:00
Registration and Welcome remarks
11:00-12:00
Hao Ma
ESSEC Business School
Discussant: Caspar David Peter
Erasmus University
The Rise of Professional Women and Anti-Discrimination Policies: Evidence from the CPA Profession
12:00-12:15
Break
12:15-13:15
Jonas Piero Dalmazo
University of Chicago
Discussant: Nancy Su
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Effects of Alternative Data on Misreporting
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-15:30
Zitong Zeng
University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Maximillian Müller
University of Cologne
From FASB to Retail Shelves: ASC 606, Promotions, and Prices
15:30-16:00
Break
16:00-17:00
Carmine Pizzo
Lancaster University
Discussant:
Stefano Cascino
London School of Economics
Government Certification in Public Procurement: Evidence from the Italian Legality Rating
18:00
Dinner at Casa de Rose
Agenda
10:30-11:00
Registration and Welcome remarks
11:00-12:00
Hao Ma
ESSEC Business School
Discussant: Caspar David Peter
Erasmus University
The Rise of Professional Women and Anti-Discrimination Policies: Evidence from the CPA Profession
12:00-12:15
Break
12:15-13:15
Jonas Piero Dalmazo
University of Chicago
Discussant: Nancy Su
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Effects of Alternative Data on Misreporting
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-15:30
Zitong Zeng
University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Maximillian Müller
University of Cologne
From FASB to Retail Shelves: ASC 606, Promotions, and Prices
15:30-16:00
Break
16:00-17:00
Carmine Pizzo
Lancaster University
Discussant:
Stefano Cascino
London School of Economics
Government Certification in Public Procurement: Evidence from the Italian Legality Rating
18:00
Dinner at Casa de Rose
Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference 2023
The fourth edition of the Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference will take place on October 11-12, 2023. The event is organized by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and co-hosted by Goethe University of Frankfurt and the Collaborative Research Center TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency.
The conference will feature seven presentations by young accounting researchers. The goal of the conference is to allow selected final-stage Ph.D. candidates to present their work in front of a critical but supportive audience, receive helpful feedback, and have intellectually stimulating discussions centered around accounting research.
The conference will start at 10.30 am on October 11th and will end at noon on October 12th, to allow for efficient traveling schedules.
For more information, please find the schedule below.
Date
October 11 2023 - October 12 2023
Time
10:30 October 11 to 12:30 October 12
Location
Frankfurt School Campus
Language
English
The fourth edition of the Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference will take place on October 11-12, 2023. The event is organized by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and co-hosted by Goethe University of Frankfurt and the Collaborative Research Center TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency.
The conference will feature seven presentations by young accounting researchers. The goal of the conference is to allow selected final-stage Ph.D. candidates to present their work in front of a critical but supportive audience, receive helpful feedback, and have intellectually stimulating discussions centered around accounting research.
The conference will start at 10.30 am on October 11th and will end at noon on October 12th, to allow for efficient traveling schedules.
For more information, please find the schedule below.

Agenda
10:30-11:00
Registration and Welcome remarks
11:00-12:00
Fan Wu
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Discussant: Thomas Keusch
INSEAD
More Disclosure, Fewer Outside Opportunities? Accelerated Patent Disclosure and Market for Managerial Human Capital
12:00-12:15
Break
12:15-13:15
Shuqing Huang
NYU Stern School of Business
Discussant: Robert Stoumbos
ESSEC Business School
The Effects of Mandatory Environmental Disclosure on Environmental Alliances
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-15:30
ShinWoo Lee
Columbia Business School
Discussant: Katharina Hombach
Goethe University
Does Insider Trading Enforcement Always Yield Positive Consequences for the Stock Market? Evidence from U.S. vs. Newman
15:30-16:00
Break
16:00-17:00
Marco Errico
ESADE Business School
Discussant:
Stefano Cascino
London School of Economics
CSR Information and Regulatory Activity
18:00
Dinner at Casa de Rose
Agenda
10:30-11:00
Registration and Welcome remarks
11:00-12:00
Fan Wu
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Discussant: Thomas Keusch
INSEAD
More Disclosure, Fewer Outside Opportunities? Accelerated Patent Disclosure and Market for Managerial Human Capital
12:00-12:15
Break
12:15-13:15
Shuqing Huang
NYU Stern School of Business
Discussant: Robert Stoumbos
ESSEC Business School
The Effects of Mandatory Environmental Disclosure on Environmental Alliances
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-15:30
ShinWoo Lee
Columbia Business School
Discussant: Katharina Hombach
Goethe University
Does Insider Trading Enforcement Always Yield Positive Consequences for the Stock Market? Evidence from U.S. vs. Newman
15:30-16:00
Break
16:00-17:00
Marco Errico
ESADE Business School
Discussant:
Stefano Cascino
London School of Economics
CSR Information and Regulatory Activity
18:00
Dinner at Casa de Rose
Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference 2022
The third edition of the Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference will take place on October 12-13, 2022. The event will be hosted jointly by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Goethe University of Frankfurt, and the Collaborative Research Center TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency.
The conference will feature nine presentations by young accounting researchers. The goal of the conference is to allow selected final-stage Ph.D. candidates to present their work in front of a critical but supportive audience, receive helpful feedback, and have intellectually stimulating discussions centered around accounting research.
The conference will start at 09.00 am on October 12th and will end at noon on October 13th, to allow for efficient traveling schedules.
For more information, please find the schedule below.
Date
October 12 2022 - October 13 2023
Time
9:00 October 12 to 12:00 October 13
Location
Frankfurt School Campus
Language
English
The third edition of the Emerging Scholars in Accounting Conference will take place on October 12-13, 2022. The event will be hosted jointly by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Goethe University of Frankfurt, and the Collaborative Research Center TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency.
The conference will feature nine presentations by young accounting researchers. The goal of the conference is to allow selected final-stage Ph.D. candidates to present their work in front of a critical but supportive audience, receive helpful feedback, and have intellectually stimulating discussions centered around accounting research.
The conference will start at 09.00 am on October 12th and will end at noon on October 13th, to allow for efficient traveling schedules.
For more information, please find the schedule below.

Agenda
9:00 - 9:30
Registration and Welcome remarks
9:30 - 10:30
Tanja Keeve
Frankfurt School of Finance &
Management
Discussant: Caspar Peter,
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus
University
Peer Effects in ESG Ratings: Evidence from Gender Pay Gap Disclosures
10:40 – 11:40
Chao Jin
Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology
Discussant: Maria Correia
London School of Economics
Labor Market Concentration and the Corporate Training Disclosure
11:50 – 12:50
Mengfan Liu
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussant: Maximilian Müller
University of Cologne
The Effect of Mandatory R&D Disclosure on Peer's Voluntary Disclosure
14:00 – 15:00
Patricia Breuer
University of Mannheim
Discussant: Ryan Ball
Ross School of Business of University of Michigan
Transparency and Firm Heterogeneity
15:10 – 16:10
Jan Lampe
WHU
Discussant: Katlijn Haesebrouck
Maastricht University
Demand-Driven Feedback: Effects on Evaluations of Performance and Potential
16:20 – 17:20
Sandra Schafhäutle
Amsterdam Business School
Discussant: Thomas Keusch
INSEAD
Shareholder Litigation Risk and Managers' Private Disclosure of Earnings Warnings
Agenda
9:00 - 9:30
Registration and Welcome remarks
9:30 - 10:30
Tanja Keeve
Frankfurt School of Finance &
Management
Discussant: Caspar Peter,
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus
University
Peer Effects in ESG Ratings: Evidence from Gender Pay Gap Disclosures
10:40 – 11:40
Chao Jin
Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology
Discussant: Maria Correia
London School of Economics
Labor Market Concentration and the Corporate Training Disclosure
11:50 – 12:50
Mengfan Liu
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussant: Maximilian Müller
University of Cologne
The Effect of Mandatory R&D Disclosure on Peer's Voluntary Disclosure
14:00 – 15:00
Patricia Breuer
University of Mannheim
Discussant: Ryan Ball
Ross School of Business of University of Michigan
Transparency and Firm Heterogeneity
15:10 – 16:10
Jan Lampe
WHU
Discussant: Katlijn Haesebrouck
Maastricht University
Demand-Driven Feedback: Effects on Evaluations of Performance and Potential
16:20 – 17:20
Sandra Schafhäutle
Amsterdam Business School
Discussant: Thomas Keusch
INSEAD
Shareholder Litigation Risk and Managers' Private Disclosure of Earnings Warnings