FIRST ANNUAL UTAH
WINTER ACCOUNTING CONFERENCE
February 26-28, 2001
FEBRUARY 26 |
THURSDAY |
FEBRUARY 27 |
FRIDAY Continental
Breakfast (7:00 - 7:30 a.m.) Morning Session, 7:30 - 9:15 a.m. Moderator: "Accounting
Conservatism and Cost of Debt: An Empirical Test of Efficient
Contracting" by Anwer Amhed (Syracuse University), Bruce Billings
(Florida State University), Mary Harris(Syracuse University),
and Richard Morton (Florida State University) "An
Analysis of the Incentives of Executives in Entrepreneurial
Firms" by Ellen Engel (University of Chicago), Elizabeth
Gordon (University of Chicago), and Rachel
Hayes(University of Chicago) Discussant:
Karen Nelson (Stanford University) Light
Snack (5:15 - 5:45 p.m.) Afternoon Session, 5:45 - 7:30 p.m. Moderator:: "PE
Ratios, Short-term and Long-term Earnings Growth, and the Cost of
Capital" by Peter Easton (Ohio State
University) "Residual
Income Risk, Intrinsic Values, and Share Prices" by Steve Baginski
(Indiana University) and Jim Wahlen (Indiana
University) Discussant:
Greg Miller (Harvard Univesity) Buffet Dinner , 7:45 p.m. Location:
University Park Marriott |
FEBRUARY 28 |
SATURDAY Continental
Breakfast (7:00 - 7:30 a.m.) Morning Session, 7:30 - 9:15 a.m. Moderator:
Mark Bradshaw (Harvard University) "Bringing
the Future Forward: The Effect of Voluntary Disclosure on the
Returns-Earnings Relation" by Russell Lundholm (University
of Michigan) and Linda Myers (University of Illinois) "Can
Stock Recommendations Predict Earnings Management and AnalystsŐ Earnings
Forecast Errors?" by Jeff Abarbanell (University
of North Carolina) and Reuven Lehavy (University of Michigan) Discussant:
Greg Miller (Harvard University) Banquet Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Location:
Deer Valley Resort |