We spoke to Economics Senior Lecturer Darshak Patel about the upcoming Econ Games Virtual competition. The first round begins on March 5. Learn more.
When was the Econ Games founded and how did the idea come about?
On Jan. 23, 2021, Evisa Bogdani discussed the paper titled, “Does an Audit Office’s Quality Control System Impact Audit Quality? Evidence from Audit Report Errors” by Abbott, Blepp, Marquardt, and Merrell at the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Virtual Midyear Meeting of the American Accounting Association. She also participated as a moderator at the FARS meeting.
Additionally, Bogdani attended and participated in the following events:
University of Kentucky MBA alum at the Gatton College of Business and Economics, Lucas Witt, is the Co-Founder & Partner at MWM Consulting, Sales and Leasing at Block + Lot Real Estate. MWM and Block + Lot's partnership will provide a "one-stop shop" for existing and growing companies and communities with real estate, community development and tax incentive consulting.
On Jan. 22, VASOA Ph.D. candidate Valbona Sulcaj presented the paper, “Litigation Risk, Financial Reporting Quality, and Critical Audit Matters in the Audit Report: Early U.S. Evidence” at the 2021 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Meeting. The paper is part of her dissertation work under the guidance of Professors Brian Bratten, Monika Causholli (co-chair), Dave Ziebart (co-chair), and Joseph Waddington.
"Technical Report: Impact of COVID-19 and Human Resource Management Agility Practices" by Susan Zhu was published by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Tyler Kleppe recently received several paper acceptances into competitive, peer-reviewed academic conferences.
He will be presenting a solo-authored paper titled, "Auditor Information Spillovers and Company Operating Performance: Evidence from Targeted Auditor Switches" at the AAA Auditing Section Midyear Meeting, the AAA FARS Section Midyear Meeting, and the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference.
The latest issue of the American Economic Review: Insights features Felipe Benguria's latest publication, "After the Panic: Are Financial Crises Demand or Supply Shocks? Evidence from International Trade."
Associate Professor and E. Vernon & William Smith Endowed Fellow Brian Murtha has been ranked #30 in Author Productivity in the Premier AMA Journals (2011-2020).
A paper by KPMG Professor, Jeff L. Payne and Russell Williamson (University of Louisville, former Von Allmen School of Accountancy PhD student) entitled, "An Examination of the Influence of Mutual CFO / Audit Firm Tenure on Audit Quality," has been accepted for publication at The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.
Chuck Courtemanche and Aaron Yelowitz’ research, “Strong Social Distancing Measures In The United States Reduced The COVID-19 Growth Rate” was the third most read article in 2020 in
