Summer Camp 2022

8:55 – 9:00

Opening Remarks

Liandong ZHANG, Associate Dean (Research), School of Accountancy (SMU)

9:00 – 10:00 

Paper 1: 
“Analysts’ Site Visits and Corporate Innovation”

Authors: Qiang Cheng, Yutao Wang, Holly Yang, and Zheyuan Zhang

Presenter: Holly Yang (SMU)
Discussant: Luo Zuo (Cornell)

Moderator: Grace Fan (SMU)

10:00 – 10:30 

Tea Break

10:30 – 11:30

Paper 2: 
“How Labor Market Competition Shapes Workplace-Related Information on Social Media: Evidence from Glassdoor Reviews” 

Authors: Shuo Li, Rencheng Wang, and Liandong Zhang

Presenter: Rencheng Wang (SMU)
Discussant: Luo Zuo (Cornell)

Moderator: Pengkai Lin (SMU)

2:05 - 2:15 pm  

Short Break

2:15 - 3:20 pm

Paper 2: 
“The Effects of MiFID II on Sell-Side Analysts, Buy-Side Analysts, and Firms” 

Authors: Bingxu Fang (University of Toronto), Ole-Kristian Hope (University of Toronto), Zhongwei Huang (City, University of London), and Rucsandra Moldovan (Concordia University) 

Presenter: Bingxu Fang (University of Toronto) 
Discussant: Andrew Call (Arizona State University) 
Moderator: Yanju Liu (Singapore Management University)

11:30 – 11:45 

Break 

11:45 – 12:45

Paper 3: 
“Do Commercial Ties Influence ESG Ratings? Evidence from Moody’s and S&P” 

Authors: Xuanbo Li, Yun Lou, and Liandong Zhang

Presenter: Yun Lou (SMU)
Discussant: Dushyantkumar Vyas (Toronto)

Moderator: Yin Wang (SMU)

12:45 – 2:00 

Lunch

(collect bento lunch box from SOA, Level 4, Meeting Rm 4-1)

2:00 – 3:00

Paper 4: 
“Do Differences in Analyst Quality Matter for Investors Relying on Consensus Information?” 

Authors: Roni Michaely, Amir Rubin, Dan Segal, and Alexander Vedrashko

Presenter: Dan Segal (Reichman University and Warwick University)
Discussant: An-Ping Lin (SMU)

Moderator: Hye Sun Chang (SMU)

3:00 – 3:15 

Break

3:15 – 4:15

Paper 5: 
“Courts vs. Contracts: Evidence from Customer-Supplier Relationships” 

Authors: Christopher S. Armstrong, Sterling Huang, and Yanping Xu

Presenter: Sterling Huang (SMU)
Discussant: Xiumin Martin (WUSTL)

Moderator: Jungbae Kim (SMU)

4:15 – 4:45 

Tea Break

4:45 – 5:45

Paper 6: 
“Industry Peer Information and the Equity Valuation Accuracy of Firms Emerging from Chapter 11” 

Authors: Bingxu Fang, Sasan Saiy, and Dushyant Vyas

Presenter: Bingxu Fang (SMU)
Discussant: Xiumin Martin (WUSTL)

Moderator: Samuel Tan (SMU)

5:45 – 6:00 

Closing Remarks

Qiang CHENG, Dean of School of Accountancy (SMU)

6:30 – 8:30

Dinner 

Venue: Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant
​​​​​​​Level 2, Carlton Hotel