Assistant professor Ben Commerford’s paper (co-authored with Jessica Buchanan of Providence College and Elaine Wang of University of Massachusetts - Amherst) titled, "Auditor Actions and the Deterrence of Manager Opportunism: The Importance of Communication to the Board and Consistency with Peer Behavior" has been accepted for publication at The Accounting Review.
The Gatton College is excited to announce a diverse new series of Gatton Connect events! Now taking place virtually, these events are designed to bring new ideas, skills, and positive change to the entire Gatton community.
On August 27, Jon Chait shared advice for investors on WalletHub.com. Read the article, "Q2 2020 Hedge Fund Holdings: Top Stocks, New Buys & More."
This fall, the UK Finance Society held its first meeting via Zoom. Dr. Wendy Liu, Director of the Wall Street Scholars and faculty advisor to the Finance Society, hosted the one-hour meeting which included five speakers from Koch Equity Development (KED). The panelists included analysts, associates, as well as KED’s director of finance.
On August 16, VASOA PhD candidate Valbona Sulcaj presented the paper "Litigation Risk, Financial Reporting Quality, and Critical Audit Matters in the Audit Report: Early U.S. Evidence." The paper is part of her dissertation work.
On August 15, VASOA PhD candidate Valbona Sulcaj presented the paper "Non-Gaap Earnings and Board Connectedness in a Multiplex Network." The paper is co-authored with Monika Causholli and Nicole T. Jenkins (University of Virginia).
Allan Chen is co-editing a special issue of the Decision Sciences Journal on "Behavioral Pricing in the Platform Economy."
On Friday, August 21, the Gatton Inter-Departmental Research Seminar (GIDRS) was successfully launched. According to organizer Allan Chen, more than 50 faculty members and Ph.D. students attended.
