Asterisks denote presenters.
December 14, 2007, Friday
09:00 am – 09:10 am
Opening Ceremony
Professor Pak Wai Liu, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Morning Sessions
Institutions and Corporate Transparency
09:10 am – 10:10 am
Three Myths of Corporate Governance (Slides)
* Ray Ball (The University of Chicago)
10:10 am – 10:50 am
Bank Transparency, Loan Loss Provisioning Behavior, and Risk-Shifting
* Robert Bushman (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (Slides)
Christopher Williams (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
10:50 am – 11:10 am Coffee Break
11:10 am – 11:50 pm
The Causes and Consequences of Managerial Decisions to Cook the Book (Paper 1) (Paper 2) (Sildes)
* Jonathan M. Karpoff (University of Washington)
11:50 pm – 02:00 pm Luncheon
Afternoon Sessions
Corporate Governance and Finance Issues in China
02:00 pm – 02:40 pm
Formal versus Informal Finance: Evidence from China
Meghana Ayyagari (George Washington University)
Asli Demirguc – Kunt (World Bank)
* Vojislav Maksimovic (University of Maryland) (Slides)
02:40 pm – 03:20 pm
Political Incentives to Suppress Negative Financial Information: Evidence from State-controlled Chinese Firms
* Joseph Piotroski (Stanford University) (Slides)
T.J. Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Tianyu Zhang (City University of Hong Kong)
03:20 pm – 03:40 pm Coffee Break
Cross Listing
03:40 pm - 04:20 pm
Has New York Become Less Competitive in Global Markets? Evaluating Foreign Listing Choices over Time
Craig Doidge (University of Toronto)
* G. Andrew Karolyi (The Ohio State University) (Slides)
René M. Stulz (The Ohio State University, NBER, and ECGI)
04:20 pm - 05:00 pm
Political Relations and Overseas Stock Exchange Listing: Evidence from Chinese State-owned Enterprises
* Mingyi Hung (University of Southern California) (Slides)
T.J. Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Tianyu Zhang (City University of Hong Kong)
05:00 pm Banquet
December 15, 2007, Saturday
Morning Sessions
Contemporary Issues on Governance and Accountability in an International Setting
09:00 am – 09:40 am
Corporate Governance and Regulation: Can There Be Too Much of a Good Thing?
Valentina G. Bruno (American University)
* Stijn Claessens (International Monetary Fund) (Slides)
09:40 am – 10:20 am
Mandatory IFRS Reporting Around the World: Early Evidence on the Economic Consequences
Holger Daske (University of Mannheim)
* Luzi Hail (University of Pennsylvania)
Christian Leuz (University of Chicago)
Rodrigo Verdi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
10:20 am – 10:50 am Coffee Break and Group Photo-shooting
10:50 am – 11:30 pm
The Cross-Country Comparability of IFRS Earnings and Book Values: Evidence from Accounting-Based Valuation Models
Thorsten Sellhorn (University of Bochum)
* Hollis Skaife (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
11:30 pm – 2:00 pm Luncheon
Forum on Entrepreneurial / Family-owned Firm Issues
02:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The Family behind the Firm: Do CEOs Matter
* Morten Bennedsen (Copenhagen Business School) (Slides)
Mixing Family with Business: Marriage and Succession (Paper 1) (Paper 2)
* Joseph P.H. Fan (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) (Slides)
Asset Specificity, Accounting Quality and Family Succession
* T.J. Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) (Slides)
03:15 pm – 03:35 pm Coffee Break
04:50 pm Closing Remark
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