The 2021 HKUST Accounting Research Symposium

Program

Time Conversion

HK / SG Time	US Eastern Time	US Central Time	Pacific Time
Mon, Dec 13 8:30 am	Sun, Dec 12 7:30 pm	Sun, Dec 12 6:30 pm	Sun, Dec12 4:30 pm

Day1: December 13, 2021

SESSION 1 Moderator: Chao Tang, HKUST

HK Time DEC 13, 2021	Program
08:30 - 08:40am	Welcome from the Conference Organizing Committee Mingyi Hung, Head of Accounting Department, HKUST
8:40 - 9:35am	Paper 1: Mandatory Disclosure by Credit Rating Agencies and Investment Sensitivity to Stock Price: A Managerial Learning Perspective by Jaewoo Kim, Seyoung Park, and Ryan Wilson Presenter: Ryan Wilson, University of Oregon Discussant: Vicki Wei Tang, Gerogetown University
9:35 - 9:40am	Break
9:40 - 10:35am	Paper 2: Everlasting Fraud by Vivian W. Fang, Nan Li, Wenyu Wang, and Gaoqing Zhang Presenter: Gaoqing Zhang, University of Minnesota Discussant: Valeri Nikolaev, University of Chicago
10:35 - 10:50am	Break
	SESSION 2 Moderator: Siddharth Bhambhwani, HKUST
10:50 - 11:45am	Paper 3: How Do Managers Greenwash? Evidence from Earnings Conference Calls by Luzi Hail, Shawn Kim and Rachel Xi Zhang Presenter: Rahel Xi Zhang, National University of Singapore Discussant: Aaron S. Yoon, Northwestern University
11:45 - 11:50am	Break
11:50am - 12:45pm	Paper 4: Sequential Reporting Bias by Cyrus Aghamolla, IIan Guttman, and Evgeny Petrov Presenter: Evgeny Petrov, HKUST Discussant: Henry L. Friedman, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Day 2: December 14, 2021

HK Time DEC 14, 2021	Program
	SESSION 3 Moderator: Arthur Morris, HKUST
08:30 - 09:25am	Paper 5: Inclusive Managers by Wei Cai, Ethan Rouen, and Yuan Zou Presenter: Yuan Zou, Harvard Business School Discussant: Venky Nagar, University of Michigan
09:25 - 9:30am	Break
09:30 - 10:25am	Paper 6: Industry Peer Information and the Equity Valuation Accuracy of Firms Emerging from Chapter 11 by Bingxu Fang, Sasan Saly, and Dushyantkumar Vyas Presenter: Dushyantkumar Vyas, University of Toronto Discussant: Thomas Bourveau, Columbia University
10:25 - 10:40am	Break
10:40 - 11:35am	Paper 7: The Economic Consequences of Firms' Commitment to ESG Polices by Dan Amiram, IIanit Gavious, Chao Jin, and Xinlei Li Presenter: Xinlei Li, HKUST Discussant: Scott Liao, University of Toronto