Utah
Winter
Accounting
Conference
2005

2005 Utah Winter Accounting Conference Program

February 24 - 26, 2005


Sarah McVay "Trading Incentives to Meet Earnings Thresholds"

Dan Bens "Altering Investment Decisions to Manage Financial Reporting Outcomes: Asset Backed Commercial Paper Conduits and FIN 46"

    Discussant: Karen Nelson


Patty Dechow "The Persistence and Pricing of the Cash Component of Earnings"

Stephen Brown "Disclosure Quality and Information Asymmetry"

    Discussant: Wayne Guay


Liz Demers "IPO Failure Risk: Determinants and Pricing Consequences"

Pat O'Brien "The Performance of Underwriter Analyst Recommendations: A Second Look"

    Discussant: Steve Hillegeist