| 2024 CAPANA Annual Research Conference Program |
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List of Participants |
| June 11, 2024 |
HKU Doctoral Consortium |
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Location: K.K. Leung Building Room 315 |
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| 9 am – 12 pm |
Session 1 |
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Instructor: Valeri Nikolaev, University of Chicago |
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Topic: “Language as Data: LLMs and Accounting Applications” |
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| 12 pm – 2 pm |
Lunch at Senior Common Room, Level 14 |
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| 2 pm – 3:20 pm |
Session 2 |
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Instructor: Pingyang Gao, University of Hong Kong |
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Topic: “The Economics of Accounting Standard Setting” |
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| 3:40 pm – 5 pm |
Session 3 |
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Instructor: Jeffrey Ng, University of Hong Kong |
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Topic: “Sustainability and ESG Research” |
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| CAPANA Conference (Jun 12-13, 2024) |
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Location: Rayson Huang Theatre (RHT) |
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Paper presentation format: 15 mins presentation, 20 mins discussion, 15 mins Q&A. |
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| June 12, 2024 |
CAPANA Conference Day 1, Morning Session |
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Moderator: Peeyush Taori, University of Hong Kong |
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| 8:00 am: |
Registration |
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| 8:25 am – 8:30 am |
Introduction |
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Pingyang Gao, CAPANA President; Associate Dean, Zhang Yonghong Professor in Accounting, University of Hong Kong |
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| 8:30 am – 8:40 am |
Welcome Speech |
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Chen Lin, Associate Vice-President and Stelux Professor in Finance, University of Hong Kong |
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| 8:40 am – 9:40 am |
Keynote Speech |
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Valeri Nikolaev, University of Chicago |
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Title: “The Emergence of Generative AI and Capital Markets: Challenges and Research Opportunities” |
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| 9:40 am – 10 am |
Coffee break |
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Please click on the title of paper to download the pdf version |
| 10 am – 10:50 am |
Paper 1: “Feedback on Emerging Corporate Policies” |
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Presenter: Sean Cao, University of Maryland |
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Discussant: John Xuefeng Jiang, Michigan State University |
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| 10:50 am – 11:40 am |
Paper 2: “Dare to Say No? Externalities of Employee Employment Protection on Financial Misreporting” |
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Presenter: Hong Xie, University of Kentucky |
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Discussant: Huai Zhang, Nanyang Technological University |
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| 11:40 am – 12:30 pm |
Paper 3: “The Information Content of Visual Emotions from Investor Days” (paper not posted online due to authors’ request) |
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Presenter: Danqi Hu, Peking University |
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Discussant: Frank Zhang, Yale University |
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| 12:40 pm – 2:30 pm |
Lunch at Senior Common Room, Level 14 |
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| June 12, 2024 |
CAPANA Conference Day 1, Afternoon Session |
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Moderator: Keri Peicong Hu, University of Hong Kong |
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| 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm |
Paper 4: “Do Information Processing Costs Matter to Regulators? Evidence from U.S. Mortgage Companies’ Supervision” |
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Presenter: Philip Wang, University of Florida |
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Discussant: Aneesh Raghunandan, London School of Economics |
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| 3:20 pm – 4:10 pm |
Paper 5: “Institutional Investors’ Behind-the-Scene Monitoring and ESG Disclosure” |
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Presenter: Yue Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University |
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Discussant: Albert Tsang, Southern University of Science and Technology |
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| 4:10 pm – 4:30 pm |
Coffee break |
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| 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm |
Paper 6: “User Anonymity and Information Quality of Social Media: Evidence from a Natural Experiment” |
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Presenter: Yakun Eric Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen |
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Discussant: Susan Shu, Boston College |
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| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm |
Travel to dinner restaurant by bus |
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| 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
Conference dinner at Maxim’s Palace (Central) |
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| June 13, 2024 |
CAPANA Conference Day 2 |
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Moderator: Charles Chao Kang, University of Hong Kong |
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| 8:30 am – 9:30 am |
Keynote Speech |
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Lakshmanan Shivakumar, London Business School |
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Title: “Are public or private firms’ earnings more relevant to predict future GDP?” |
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| 9:30 am – 10:20 am |
Paper 7: “Inside the “Black Box” of China’s Corporate ESG Practice: Which Stakeholders Matter?” |
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Presenter: Emma Wang, Cornell University |
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Discussant: Xiumin Martin, Washington University at St. Louis |
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| 10:20 am – 10:40 am |
Coffee break |
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| 10:40 am – 11:30 am |
Paper 8: “Breaking the Language Barriers? Machine Translation Technology and Analysts’ Forecasts for Multinational Firms” |
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Presenter: Bingxu Fang, Singapore Management University |
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Discussant: Nancy Su, Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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| 11.30 am – 12.20 pm |
Paper 9: “A Game of Disclosing “Other Events”: A Message to Retail Investors” |
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Presenter: Tao Shu, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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Discussant: Haifeng You, Tsinghua University |
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| 12:20 pm – 12:30 pm |
Voting for the Best Paper Award and Best Discussant Award |
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| 12:30 pm – 12:45 pm |
Award presentation and closing remarks |
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Pingyang Gao, CAPANA President; Associate Dean, Zhang Yonghong Professor in Accounting, University of Hong Kong |
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| 12:45 pm – 2 pm |
Buffet lunch, buffet style |
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Location: K.K. Leung Building Rooms 301 and 315 |
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| 2 pm |
End of Conference |
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| 2:30 pm |
Social activity (optional, weather permitting) |
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Hiking trip to The Peak (https://www.thepeak.com.hk/en) |
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Adverse Weather Arrangements
- If the Typhoon Signal No. 8 (or a higher number) or the Black Rainstorm Warning or “Extreme Conditions” Announcement is in effect; the following arrangements will be applied:
- If the Black Rainstorm Warning or the Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above is in force 3 hours before the start time of the event, the event will be cancelled.
- If the Amber/Red Rainstorm Warning or the Typhoon Signal No. 3 is in effect, the event will be held as usual.
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