The 4th biennial 2025 McGill Accounting Research Conference: Connecting different perspectives in capital markets will take place in person on McGill University’s campus on June 6-7, 2025.
Building on the success of previous iterations of the conference in 2019, 2021, and 2023, the upcoming 2025 conference focuses on connecting different perspectives in capital markets. Specifically, it will connect research perspectives that focus on contrasting incentives in capital markets, namely between those who benefit from share price increases via “long” positions (i.e., investors buying/holding stocks) and those who benefit from share price decreases via “short” investment positions (i.e., investors shorting stocks). An innovation for this upcoming conference is the inclusion of a renowned practitioner who detects corporate fraud based on financial reporting to present and engage with academic researchers.
Our partners
We are thrilled to introduce and thank our partners for MARC 2025.
McGill Desautels Accounting Area
Renowned for its excellence in accounting education, the McGill Desautels Accounting Area offers comprehensive programs that prepare students for successful careers in accounting and finance.
BMRC (Business and Management Research Centre)
This multi-disciplinary Centre supports research and scholarly-oriented activities of its members. Faculty members in Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Industrial Relations, International Business, General Management and Organization Behaviour are member of this centre. It is basically a research incubator and plays a range of catalytic roles in developing and partially funding a number of research initiatives to result in activities and events furthering research.
Sustainability at McGill Desautels
Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. At the Desautels Faculty of Management, we are committed to advancing management for sustainability through our teaching, research, community engagement, and operations.
Breakout Point
A leading platform for financial analytics and research, Breakout Point provides valuable insights and data to help investors make informed decisions. Their commitment to transparency and accuracy makes them a trusted resource in the financial industry.
MARC 2025 organizer
Wuyang Zhao
Associate Professor, Accounting
Desautels Faculty of Management
McGill University
Past conferences
2023
The 3rd biennial 2023 McGill Accounting Research Conference: Accounting for Sustainability will take place in person on McGill University’s campus on June 7-8, 2023.
The goal of the McGill Accounting Research Conference (MARC) is to bring together and promote discussions among accounting scholars and practitioners, in order to share insights regarding contemporary and emerging topics intersecting accounting. This year’s MARC is focused on themes of sustainability within the accounting profession and capital markets.
Registration closed May 22.
Conference Program
The conference will take place from noon June 7th through noon June 8th. It will include a keynote address from a member of the International Sustainability Standards Board and five academic research sessions spread across the afternoon of June 7th and the morning of June 8th, along with an evening reception on June 7th.
The agenda for the pre-conference doctoral consortium has been separately disseminated to consortium attendees. Please email peter.oh [at] mcgill.ca (subject: MARC%202023%20agenda) (Peter Oh) if you have indicated your attendance to the consortium but have not received this separate agenda.
Speakers
- Sadok El Ghoul, University of Alberta
- Jeffrey Hales, University of Texas at Austin, International Sustainability Standards Board
- Timothy Hubbard, University of Notre Dame
- Gordon Richardson, University of Toronto
- Ane Tamayo, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Jenny Li Zhang, University of British Columbia
Discussants
- Carolyn Deller, University of Pennsylvania
- James Naughton, University of Virginia
- Jee-Eun Shin, University of Toronto
- Ke Wang, University of Alberta
- Mingyue Zhang, University of Waterloo
Attendees
Location
The 2023 MARC will take place in the Desautels Faculty of Management’s Bronfman Building on the campus of McGill University in downtown Montreal.
MARC Organizing Committee
Peter Oh
Assistant Professor of Accounting
peter.oh [at] mcgill.ca (subject: McGill%20Accounting%20Research%20Conference%20(MARC))
Hongping Tan
Professor of Accounting and Finance; Accounting Area Coordinator
hongping.tan [at] mcgill.ca (subject: McGill%20Accounting%20Research%20Conference%20(MARC))
Brian Wenzel
Assistant Professor of Accounting; Director of Sustainability
brian.wenzel [at] mcgill.ca (subject: McGill%20Accounting%20Research%20Conference%20(MARC))
Funding
We are grateful to our various sponsors, for which the quality of our conference would not be possible without.
Business & Management Research Centre
Desautels Faculty of Management
Laidley Centre for Business Ethics
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
This event has received Platinum certification from the McGill Office of Sustainability
2021
The 2nd McGill Accounting Research Conference (MARC) took place online on May 27-28, 2021.
The goal of the McGill Accounting Research Conference (MARC) is to promote discussions and interactions among academic researchers and practitioners. The conference brings together a diverse group of accounting scholars and practitioners to share their insights regarding the emerging and contemporary topics in the capital market.
Conference Program
Thursday, May 27, 2021: Moderator: Brian Wenzel: McGill University |
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Conference |
Zoom |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Welcome and Opening Remarks (by Dean & Organizer) |
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Session 1 13:10 – 14:10 |
Accounting Standard Setting & Academic Research in Accounting (Download PPT) Speaker: Christine Botosan, Financial Accounting Standard Board |
| 14:10 – 14:20 |
Break |
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Session 2 14:20– 15:40 |
How Does Going Public Affect Employee Behavior? Evidence from Brokerage IPOs Presenter: Mark Bradshaw, Boston College |
| 15:40 – 15:50 |
Break |
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Session 3 15:50 – 17:10 |
Executive Compensation Contracts in the Presence of Adverse Selection Presenter: Luzi Hail, University of Pennsylvania |
| 17:10 – 17:40 |
Breakout rooms |
Friday, May 28, 2021: Moderator: Michel Magnan: Concordia University |
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Conference |
Zoom |
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Session 4 13:00 – 14:20 |
Compensating with Style? The Role of Compensation-Committee Experience on CEO Pay Presenter: Kevin Murphy, University of Southern California |
| 14:20 – 14:30 | Break |
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Session 5 14:30 – 15:50 |
Presenter: Ole-Kristian Hope, University of Toronto |
| 15:50 – 16:30 |
Closing Remarks & breakout rooms |
Invited Speakers & Discussants
- Mark Bradshaw, Boston College
- Christine Botosan, Financial Accounting Standard Board
- Luzi Hail, University of Pennsylvania
- Ole-Kristian Hope, University of Toronto
- Kevin Murphy, University of Southern California
- Raphael Duguay, Yale University
- Brian Cadman, University of Utah
- Jenny Li Zhang, University of British Columbia
MARC Organizing Committee
Hongping Tan
Associate Professor of Accounting
hongping.tan [at] mcgill.ca (subject: McGill%20Accounting%20Research%20Conference%20(MARC))
Dongyoung Lee
Assistant Professor of Accounting
dongyoung.lee [at] mcgill.ca (subject: McGill%20Accounting%20Research%20Conference%20(MARC))
Guang Ma
Assistant Professor of Accounting
guang.ma [at] mcgill.ca (subject: McGill%20Accounting%20Research%20Conference%20(MARC))
2019
The McGill Accounting Research Conference (MARC) will take place May 28-29, 2019 at the Desautels Faculty of Management, Montreal, Quebec.
The goal of the McGill Accounting Research Conference (MARC) is to promote discussions and interactions among academic researchers. The conference will bring together a diverse group of accounting scholars and PhD students who will share their research outcomes and knowledge regarding the emerging and contemporary topics in the financial accounting area.
Conference Program
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
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PhD Session |
Armstrong, Room 265 |
| 09:00 – 12:00 |
Pre-conference Workshop (PhD Student Presentations) Panelists: Cedric Lesage, Concordia University |
| Paper 1 |
“Government Procurement and Financial Statements Certification: Evidence from Private Firms in Emerging Economies” (with Ole-Kristian Hope and Dushyantkumar Vyas) |
| Paper 2 |
“The Treatment of Accounting Changes in Covenants and Debt Contracting Efficiency” |
| Paper 3 |
“Auditor’s Expertise and the Trade-off between Accrual-based and Real Earnings Management” (with Cedric Lesage) |
| Paper 4 |
“Natural Disasters, Loan Loss Accounting and Subsequent Lending: Does Pro-Cyclical Loss Accounting Intensify Capital Constraints?” (with Sandra L. Chamberlain and Rajesh Vijayaraghavan) |
| Paper 5 |
“The Geography of Analyst Risk Discussion” |
| Paper 6 |
“Forward-Looking Statement Tone and Corporate Risk-Taking: Do Managers Walk the Talk?” (with Hongping Tan and Minkang Lu) |
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Conference |
Armstrong, Room 065 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Registration and Light Lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| Session 1 13:10 – 14:20 |
Moderator: Sanjeev Bhojraj, Cornell University “Lost Profits” (with Zheng Liu and Ning Zhang) Presenter: Michael Welker, Queen’s University Discussant: Jung Boochun, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| 14:20 – 14:30 | Break |
| Session 2 14:30 – 15:40 |
Moderator: Sanjeev Bhojraj, Cornell University “On the SEC’s Enforcement Cooperation Program: A Regime Shift after 2010” (with Edward X. Li and Michelle Liu). Presenter: Andrew J. Leone, Northwestern University Discussant: Aida Sijamic Wahid, University of Toronto |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| Session 3 16:00 – 17:10 |
Moderator: Brian Wenzel, McGill University “FSA in an ETF World” Presenter: Russell J. Lundholm, University of British Columbia Discussant: Pingyang Gao, University of Chicago |
| 17:10 – 17:20 | Dean's Remarks |
| 18:30 – 21:00 | Reception at Hotel Nelligan 106 rue Saint-Paul Ouest, Old Montreal, 514-788-4000 |
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 |
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Conference |
Armstrong, Room 065 |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Breakfast |
| Session 4 08:30 – 9:40 |
Moderator: Patricia O’Brien, University of Waterloo |
| 9:40 – 9:50 | Break |
| Session 5 09:50 – 11:00 |
Moderator: Patricia O’Brien, University of Waterloo |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Break |
| Session 6 11:10 – 12:20 |
Moderator: Peter Oh, McGill University |
| 12:20 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| Session 7 13:30 – 14:40 |
Moderator: Peter Oh, McGill University |
| 14:40 – 14:50 | Closing Remarks |
| 15:00 – 16:00 |
Mount Royal Lookout Walk (Optional) |
Download program:
Invited Speakers
- Mark Bradshaw, Boston College
- Christine Botosan, Financial Accounting Standard Board
- Luzi Hail, University of Pennsylvania
- Ole-Kristian Hope, University of Toronto
- Kevin Murphy, University of Southern California
MAC Organizing Committee
Hongping Tan
Associate Professor of Accounting
hongping.tan [at] mcgill.ca
Dongyoung Lee
Assistant Professor of Accounting
dongyoung.lee [at] mcgill.ca (subject: McGill%20Accounting%20Conference%20(MAC))
Jingjing Zhang
Assistant Professor of Accounting
jingjing.zhang [at] mcgill.ca
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