Speakers' Materials*
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Monday, August 7
Monday's Plenary speakers addressed the links between accounting and the fields of anthropology and archaeology.
Culture and Nature of Human Sociality
Anthropologist Joe Henrich holds the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Evolution and is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Economics at the University of British Columbia. Published articles by Joe Henrich:
- Costly Punishment Across Human Societies
- "Economic Man" in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small-Scale Societies
The Origin of Accounting
Denise Schmandt-Besserat is Professor Emerita of Art and Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Her field is the art and archaeology of the ancient Near East and her work is on the origin of writing and counting.
Tuesday, August 8
Tuesday's Plenary session focused on the emergence of social norms.
The Rise and Fall of Normative Control
Michael Hechter is an Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He has taught at the Universities of Washington, Arizona, and Oxford.Law and Social Norms
Eric Posner is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School. His current research focuses on international law, immigration law, and foreign relations law.
Tuesday's Luncheon featured this year's Presidential Scholar.
John Dickhaut is the Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Accounting at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on asking fundamental economic questions in the economics laboratory.
Wednesday, August 9
Two Nobel Prize Recipients were Wednesday's Plenary speakers.
Trade and the Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution
(2.21 MB file)
Robert E. Lucas, Jr. is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Member of National Academy of Sciences. His current research examines monetary theory, growth, and development.Hayek and the Experiment
Vernon L. Smith is currently Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason University, research scholar in the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science, and President of the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics.
Wednesday's Luncheon featured AAA incoming President.
Building Our Accounting Community (transcript)
Building Our Community — Preparing for Our Future (slides)
Our AAA Member Community: Vision, Purpose, and Impact
Gary J. Previts, AAA President for 2007-2008, is a Professor of Accountancy at Case Western Reserve University.