Department of Accounting | AES Annual Conference

The inaugural Accounting and Economics Society Annual Conference (2024) will be held on Aug. 9-10, 2024 at New York University in New York City. The Conference aims to provide a forum for the exchange and flourishing of theoretical and theory guided research in accounting. While the conference focuses on theoretical work, it invites also papers that are guided by economic theory but use other methodologies, such as reduced-form empirical archival research, structural estimation and experimental research. The conference encourages crossovers with other areas of the social sciences that can contribute to, and benefit from, insights in accounting research.

The conference will feature paper presentations with a discussant assigned to each paper, as well as three keynote speakers. This year’s keynote speakers will be Tim Baldenius (Columbia University) Philip Dybvig (Washington University ) and Paul Fischer (Wharton school).

The conference is sponsored by New York University and the Accounting and Economics Society (AES), who jointly sponsor two additional events that will take place in the same week, also take place at New York University – an accounting theory summer school (August 6-8, 2024) and the Junior Theory Conference (August 11, 2024).

• Important Dates
• Registration
• Conference Details:
  • Agenda and Papers
  • Participant List
  • Keynote Speeches (Recordings Below)
  • Scientific Committee
• Paper Submission
• Logistics:
  • Lodging 
  • Directions

About The Accounting and Economics Society:

The AES is an open membership association that encourages the development of theoretical, archival, and experimental research in pursuit of scientific breakthroughs and new paradigms. The Society disseminates new exciting research, distributes instruction materials, and promotes intellectual enrichment in conferences and seminars. For more information, please visit www.accountingtheory.org.

Contact Us:

General Inquiries: aes@stern.nyu.edu
2024 AES Conference Chair: Ilan Guttman (iguttman@stern.nyu.edu)

Conference Registration:

The conference is open to all those who are interested in attending, subject to space constraints. Registration will close on Thursday, July 18*. If you become an AES Member today, for a $100 annual membership, you can register for the conference at a discounted rate of $200. Sign up to be an AES member here. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

*The registration fee is fully refundable if canceled before July 18th

Conference Agenda

 *The agenda includes links to the conference papers

UPDATE: Sessions A2 and B2 have moved to room KMC 2-100

Keynote Lecturers:

Increasing Disclosure: A Puzzle (?) 

• Paul Fischer, Samuel R. Harrell Professor of Accounting, The Wharton School. Professor Fischer’s research spans two areas of interest: the acquisition and dissemination of information in capital markets, and the design of incentive systems within and between firms. Professor Fischer is currently serving as an editor for Review of Accounting Studies, where he previously was the managing editor. He has also served as a special editor for The Accounting Review, an associate editor for Management Science, and been a member of the editorial boards of The Accounting Review and the Journal of Accounting and Economics.
• Watch the lecture here.

Accounting Magic and Witchcraft

• Philip Dybvig, Boatmen's Bancshares Professor of Banking and Finance and Economic, Washington University, 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Laureate. Professor Dybvig’s research focuses on banking and financial institutions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and business education. Over the years, Professor Dybvig has been editor or associate editor of multiple journals, including the Journal of Economic Theory, Finance and Stochastics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Review of Financial Studies.
• Watch the lecture here.

Strategic Communication in Corporate Governance

• Tim Baldenius, Paul M. Montrone Professor of Private Enterprise, Columbia University. Professor Baldenius's research focuses on managerial accounting, performance measurement, and corporate governance. Professor Baldenius was an associate editor of Management Science and serves on the editorial boards of the Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies and Review of Managerial Sciences.
• Watch the lecture here. 

Scientific Committee:

Paper Submission:

The conference paper submission deadline of April 10, 2024 has passed. Submissions are now closed.*

*Paper decisions were announced via email in early June. We had a large number of high-quality submissions and we had to reject many great papers. If your paper was not selected, please check your spam folder for the decision email containing comments from the reviewer.

Lodging Accommodations:

We have room blocks set up at three hotels near NYU Stern. Please email aes@stern.nyu.edu for the reservation links and group info. See below for the hotels and nightly rates (pre-taxes and fees). 

Washington Square Hotel: $220 *book by 7/20

Sheraton Tribeca: $225 *book by 7/19

Courtyard by Marriott SOHO: $279 *book by 7/19

Directions:

The conference will take place at NYU Stern School of Business. Address: NYU Kaufman Management Center, 44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Travel Guide