2025 Four-School Accounting Research Conference


The Department of Accounting at NYU Stern School of Business will host the Four-School Accounting Research Conference on Friday, April 4, 2025.

This annual conference brings together accounting researchers from four leading northeastern business schools, Columbia Business School, NYU Stern, Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale School of Management. We invited colleagues at these schools to a day of research presentations and discussions in accounting. Each school would have one paper presentation with a discussant from another school.

*ATTENDANCE IS BY INVITATION ONLY

 

 

Logistics:

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Time: 11:15am - 5:00pm

Address: NYU Stern Tisch Hall, 40 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Room: Kassin Center (Tisch L101) and Gitlow Amphitheater (KMC 1-70)

*Dinner (Pre-Fixe Menu): SAINT, 136 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

*For those who signed up during registration

 
Papers:
 

Session I: Endogenous Social Norms in the Boardroom
 

Authors: Paul Fischer (Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania) and Irina Luneva (NYU Stern)

Presenter: Irina Luneva (NYU Stern)
Discussant: Jonathan Glover (Columbia Business School)
Moderator: Brett Campbell (Yale SOM)

Session II: Loan Portfolio Sensitivity to Macroeconomic Conditions: A Dynamic Tree Model

Authors: Siyu Bie (City University of Hong Kong), Jingyu He (City University of Hong Kong), Sehwa Kim (Columbia Business School), and Yao Lu (Cornell University)

Presenter: Sehwa Kim (Columbia Business School)
Discussant: Zeqiong Huang (Yale SOM)
Moderator: Minji Yoo (The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania)

Session III: Lawyers and M&A Antitrust

Authors: Pietro Ramella (University of Chicago), Alexandra Scherf (London School of Economics), and Carol Seregni (Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania)

Presenter: Carol Seregni (The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania)
Discussant: Mary Billings (NYU Stern)
Moderator: Shunsuke Matsuno (Columbia Business School)

Session IV: What Makes a CEO? A Conjoint Analysis of Investor Preferences for CEO Attributes

Authors: Mani Sethuraman (Cornell University) and Thomas Steffen (Yale SOM)

Presenter: Thomas Steffen (Yale SOM)
Discussant: Paul Fischer (The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania)
Moderator: Shuming Zhang (NYU Stern)


  
MapDirections to NYU



Location: 

The main entrance to the conference location is 40 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012. Please use the revolving doors at Tish Hall. Below are common routes to NYU Stern School of Business.

After arrival at Penn Station, take the blue-line subway (A, C, or E line) in the Downtown direction for three stops to West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station. Walk east on West Fourth Street for about 7 minutes until you reach the Stern School. If you take a cab at Penn Station, the destination address is 40 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012.

If you drive, three parking lots are also pinned on the map. The addresses are below.

Washington Square Village Parking
3 Washington Square Village, New York, NY 10012
+1 212-253-9061
www.parking.com

Minetta Parking Garage
18 Minetta Ln, New York, NY 10012
+1 212-777-3530
www.spotangels.com 

Icon Parking
11 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003
+1 212-475-9562
iconparkingsystems.com

 

Hotels:

Please see below for a list of partnering hotels near NYU’s Stern School of Business. To get a discounted rate at the below hotels, call to make the reservation and ask for the "New York University" rate.

Note: we recommend comparing price offerings online before booking

 

Washington Square Hotel  - 0.3 mi from NYU
103 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10011
+1 212-777-9515
https://washingtonsquarehotel.com 

 

Hyatt Union Square - 0.6 mi from NYU
134 Fourth Avenue New York, NY 10003
+1 212-253-1234
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/new-york/hyatt-union-square-new-york/nycus 

 

Courtyard by Marriott SOHO - 0.7 mi from NYU
181 Varick St, New York, NY 10013
+1 212-414-8282
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/nycmt-courtyard-new-york-manhattan-soho/overview/ 

 

Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca -0.9 mi from NYU
39 6th Ave, New York, NY 10013
+1 212-966-4091
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/nyctrgi-hilton-garden-inn-new-york-tribeca/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-GI-NYCTRGI&y_source=1_MjA4MzkxMy03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D 
 



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