The conference is organized by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in conjunction with the Journal of Accounting Research (JAR).

Date: October 26-27, 2017

Location: Washington, DC -- By invitation only

Overview

The conference aims to foster high quality economic research on audit-related topics including the economic impact of auditing and audit regulation on capital markets.

Conference organizers are Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago and PCAOB; Christian Leuz, University of Chicago and PCAOB; Patricia Ledesma, PCAOB; and Michael Gurbutt, PCAOB.

Topics

The conference organizers encourage the submission of papers about all aspects of auditing of corporations, as well as the impact of regulation and oversight. Papers may be theoretical, archival or experimental in nature.

Conference Attendance

Attendance is free and by invitation only. Academics interested in receiving an invitation should contact the conference organizers at CEA@pcaobus.org.

For more information on topics and submission details, go to https://pcaobus.org/EconomicAndRiskAnalysis/CEA/Pages/2017-conference-auditing-capital-markets-papers.aspx