George Mason University School of Business Accounting Workshop Series
The Accounting Area Research Workshop Series takes place each semester featuring eminent scholars from major research universities and institutions, as well as accounting faculty at George Mason University.
Previous Workshops
2015-2016
Date/Time	Location	Speaker	Topic
Sept. 25, 2015 10:30am-12:00pm	ENT 017	Bret Johnson (George Mason)	The Switch Up: An Examination of Changes in Earnings Management after Receiving SEC Comment Letters
Oct. 21, 2015 1:15pm-2:45pm	ENT 204	Robert Knechel (Florida)	Non-Audit Services and Clients’ Future Operating Performance and Risk Management
Nov. 6, 2015 12:00pm-1:30pm	ENT 017	Claus Holm (Aarhus University)	Decomposing Fees paid to Audit Firms - Assessing Knowledge Spillovers and Independence
Nov. 20, 2015 10:30am-12:00pm	ENT 017	Allison Nicoletti (Ohio State)	The Effects of Auditors and Regulators on Bank Financial Reporting: Evidence from Loan Loss Provisions
Jan. 22, 2016 10:30am-12:00pm	ENT 204	Yangyang Fan (Pittsburgh)	Audit Committee-Auditor Interlocking, Auditor Turnover and Audit Quality
Feb. 16, 2016 10:30am-12:00pm	ENT 017	Herita Akamah (Oklahoma)	Strategic Non-disclosure of Major Customer Identity
Feb. 23, 2016 10:30am-12:00pm	ENT 204	Matthew Sherwood (Kansas)	Audit Effort and Audit Quality: The Effects of Adopting Auditing Standard No. 5
March 1, 2016 10:30am-12:00pm	ENT 204	Mindy (Hyo Jung) Kim (Arizona)	The Impact of Managerial Overconfidence and Ability on Auditor Going-Concern Decisions and Auditor Termination
March 18, 2016 10:30am-12:00pm	ENT 204	Taylor Wiesen (Miami)	Aggregate Earnings and Voter Preferences: Evidence from U.S. Presidential Election Prediction Markets
April 15, 2016 12:00pm-1:30pm	ENT 017	Ed Douthett (George Mason)	Do Auditors Protect Against Expropriation by Corporate Insiders? Evidence from the Market for New Issues