Fifth Annual Labor and Accounting Group Conference
Location
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Attendance is by invitation only.Â
About the LAG Conference
The Labor and Accounting Group (LAG) is a research association that encourages the development and dissemination of academic research at the intersection of accounting and labor economics.
Jointly with the Stanford Graduate School of Business, LAG will host its fifth annual conference (in person) on April 18-19, 2025. The conference is open to faculty and PhD students by invitation only.
Agenda
Friday, April 18, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:30 am - 12:40 pm | Lunch and Registration |
| 12:40 pm - 12:45 pm | Opening Remarks |
| 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm | Keynote Speaker Kathryn Shaw (Stanford University) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Employer and Employee Responses to Generative AI: Early Evidence Presenter: Wei Cai (Columbia University) |
| 2:15 pm - 2:35 pm | Break |
| 2:35 pm - 3:20 pm | Talking to Hire: How Small Firms Pave their Way to Hire when Large Firms Lay Off Presenter: Sugata Roychowdhury (Northwestern University) |
| 3:20 pm - 3:40 pm | Break |
| 3:40 pm - 4:25 pm | When is it Fairer to Allocate Resources for Professional Development to Lower-Performing versus Higher-Performing Employees? Presenter: Martin Wiernsperger (Cornell University) |
| 4:25 pm - 4:45 pm | Break |
| 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm | Searching for Directors Presenter: Fabrizio Ferri (University of Miami and ECGI) |
| 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Business Incentives and Economic Activity: Evidence from Alabama Presenter: Natalie Millar (Stanford University) |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Reception and Dinner |
Saturday, April 19, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | The Consequences of Private Equity Investment in Auditors Presenter:Tuan Doan (University of Connecticut) |
| 9:45 am - 10:05 am | Break |
| 10:05 am - 10:50 am | Panel Session Mary Ellen Carter (Boston College), Ed deHaan (Stanford University), and Regina Wittenberg Moerman (Northwestern University) |
| 10:50 am - 11:10 am | Break |
| 11:10 am - 11:55 pm | The Market Value of Pay Gaps: Evidence from EEO-1 Disclosures Presenter: April Klein (New York University) |
| 11:55 am - 12:15 am | Break |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Occupational Licensing and Labor Market Exit: Evidence from Continuing Education Requirements for Accountants Presenter: Parth Shah (London School of Economics) |
| 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 1:05 pm | Boxed Lunches to go |
Accommodations
We recommend staying at the Sheraton or Westin. Please book your stay at a special discounted rate for Stanford University guests.
If you prefer to stay elsewhere, the Graduate by Hilton Palo Alto and The Stanford Park Hotel are close to campus. Other options include Crowne Plaza Palo Alt, the Creekside Inn, and the Menlo Park Inn. Visit Destination Palo Alto for further resources.
Committee
Labor and Accounting Group Conference Program Committee:
- John Barrios, Yale University
- Jung Ho Choi, Stanford University
- Carolyn Deller, University of Pennsylvania
- Joseph Pacelli, Harvard Business School
- Heidi Packard, University of Michigan
Labor and Accounting Group Conference Organizing Committee:
- Jung Ho Choi, Stanford University
Hosts
Stanford Graduate School of Business is a place where anything and everything is possible. It’s where the boundaries of knowledge are pushed beyond what’s imaginable. Diverse ideas and perspectives aren’t just accepted; they’re encouraged and embraced. In this unique environment of innovation and collaboration, principled leaders emerge. Faculty, students, staff, and alumni develop the courage to take risks, the passion to lead, and the motivation to make a positive impact on themselves and the world.
The Labor and Accounting Group aims to bring together academics working at the intersection of accounting, labor economics, and personnel economics. We believe this intersection is ripe for collaborative work and would be well served by researchers’ regular interactions.
The group has a working paper series and regularly hosts conferences to foster interaction among researchers. We hope the working paper repository can be where all labor and accounting research appears first. Ideally, group members could periodically check the page and see what’s new since last time, easily keeping abreast of the literature. Our conferences will serve the broader goal of continuing our ongoing research working group. We hope the interactions among researchers at our conferences will provide helpful feedback on current projects and serve as a birthplace for new projects and collaborations in the area.Â