American Accounting Association

American Accounting Association

2010 Financial Accounting and
Reporting Section Mid-Year Meeting

January 22-23, 2010

The Westin San Diego | San Diego, California


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Preliminary Program

Thursday, January 21, 2010
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Recruiting Reception
Friday, January 22, 2010
7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast for Doctoral Consortium Participants

8:00 am – 11:30 am

Doctoral Consortium
Accounting – Advanced – 4.0 CH
Presenters:
Michelle Hanlon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Russell Lundholm, University of Michigan
Richard Sloan, University of California - Berkeley

Professors Hanlon, Lundholm, and Sloan will discuss the art and science of navigating the research and publication process with a focus on Publish! Don’t Perish!

10:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Steering Board Committee Meeting
Teri Lombardi Yohn

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Luncheon
Accounting – Update –1.0 CH
Keynote Speaker: Professor Nancy Bagranoff, AAA President

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Plenary Session: Informing Standard Setting through Research
Accounting – Update –1.0 CH
Panelists:
Tom Linsmeier, Financial Accounting Standards Board
Jeff Hales, FASB and Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert Lipe, University of Oklahoma
Moderator: Christine Botosan, University of Utah

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Plenary Session: A Q&A with FASB Chairman Robert Herz
Accounting – Update – 1.0 CH
Moderator: Scott Taub, Financial Reporting Advisors, LLC

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Reception
Saturday, January 23, 2010 - Breakfast on your own
7:00 am – 2:00 pm

Registration

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Concurrent Sessions

Session 1: Conservatism and Debt Contracting
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Jeffery Doyle, Utah State University

Information Asymmetry and the Debt Contracting Demand for Accounting Conservatism
Jeffrey L. Callen, University of Toronto
Feng Chen, University of Toronto
Yiwei Dou, University of Toronto
Baohua Xin, University of Toronto
Discussant: Joy Begley, University of British Columbia

The Impact of Financial Covenants on the Use of Accounting Conservatism in Debt Contracting: International Evidence
Hyun A Hong, University of Southern California
Mingyi Hung, University of Southern California
Jieying Zhang, University of Southern California
Discussant: Joy Begley, University of British Columbia

Post-Borrowing Conservatism and Debt-Covenant Slack
Bong Hwan Kim, Washington University, St. Louis
Discussant: Joy Begley, University of British Columbia

Session 2: Cost of Capital and Accounting Information
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Keejae Hong, University of Illinois at Chicago

The Complementarity between Segment Disclosure and Earnings Quality, and Its Effect on Cost of Capital
Belen Blanco, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Juan Manuel García Lara, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Josep A. Tribo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Discussant: David B. Smith, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Evaluating Methods to Estimate the Implied Cost of Equity Capital: A Simulation Study
Holger Daske, Goethe University Frankfurt
Jörn van Halteren, University of Mannheim
Ernst G. Maug, University of Mannheim
Discussant: Kristian Allee, Michigan State University

The Relation Between Expected Returns, Realized Returns, and Firm Risk Characteristics
Christine A. Botosan, University of Utah
Marlene A. Plumlee, University of Utah
He (Jennifer) Wen, University of Utah
Discussant: Kristian Allee, Michigan State University

Session 3: Disclosure and Regulation
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Daniel Cohen, New York University

Economic Consequences of Disclosure Deregulation for Smaller Reporting Companies
Lin Cheng, Ohio State University
Scott Liao, University of Toronto
Haiwen Helen Zhang, Ohio State University

Regulation Fair Disclosure and Firm Cash Policy*
Susan M. M. Albring , Syracuse University
Shawn Huang , University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Raynolde Pereira , University of Missouri at Columbia
Discussant: Haiwen Helen Zhang, The Ohio State University

FRQ and the Quiet Life
Mihir Mehta , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Discussant: Oliver Zhen Li, University of Arizona

Session 4: Analytical Modeling
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Mike Kirschenheiter, University of Illinois at Chicago

Disclosures with Information Externalities: The Role of Information Transfers Across Markets
Ram Ramanan
Discussant: Bjorn Jorgensen, University of Colorado - Boulder

Accounting for Banks, Capital Regulation, and Risk-Taking
Jing Li, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: Mike Kirschenheiter, University of Illinois at Chicago

Portfolio Choice with Accounting Concerns
Silviu Glavan, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Marco Trombetta, IE Business School
Discussant: Bjorn Nybo Jorgensen, University of Colorado - Boulder

Session 5: Financial Analysts and Financial Reporting
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Yonca Ertimur, Duke University

Why Do Managers Avoid EPS Dilution?
Rong Huang, City University of New York
Carol A. Marquardt, City University of New York
Bo Zhang, City University of New York
Discussant: Yoel Beniluz, Rutgers University

Would You Bet Your Savings on Today's Best Analyst?
Yaniv Konchitchki, Stanford University
Andreas Simon, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Discussant: Christine Petrovits, New York University

Do Analyst/Manager Relations Travel: An Analysis of Executives Changing Employers
Francois Brochet, Harvard Business School
Gregory S. Miller, University of Michigan
Suraj Srinivasan, Harvard Business School
Discussant: Narissa Brown, University of Southern California

Session 6: Market Efficiency and Anomolies
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Ram Venkataraman, Southern Methodist University

Market Reaction to Patterns of Earnings
Anna Agapova, Georgia State University
Zhanel Mailibayeva, Florida Atlantic University
Discussant: Ram Venkataraman, Southern Methodist University

The Impact of Earnings Surprises on Stock Returns: Theory and Evidence
Hongjun Yan, Yale University
Panos N. Patatoukas, Yale University
Discussant: Ram Venkataraman, Southern Methodist University

Retail Investors and the Adjustment of Stock Prices to Earnings Information
Daniel J. Taylor, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Discussant: Mohan Venkatachalam, Duke University

Session 7: Management Earnings Forecasts and Economic Consequences
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Sam (Sunghan) Lee, University of Chicago at Illinios

Earnings Non-Synchronicity and Voluntary Disclosure
Guojin Gong, Pennsylvania State University
Laura Yue Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ling Zhou, Tulane University
Discussant: W. Bruce Johnson, University of Iowa

The Impact of Management Earnings Forecasts on Firm Risk and Firm Value
Stephen R. Foerster, University of Western Ontario
Stephen Sapp, University of Western Ontario
Yaqi Shi, University of Western Ontario
Discussant: W. Bruce Johnson, University of Iowa

Do Managers Issue Forecasts to Correct Analysts' Predictable Bias, and Does the Market See Through This?
Stephannie A. Larocque, University of Notre Dame
Discussant: W. Bruce Johnson, University of Iowa

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Break

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Concurrent Sessions

Session 8: Corporate Governance
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: David Farber, University of Missouri at Columbia

Political Connections, SEC Enforcement and Accounting Quality
Maria M. Correia, London Business School
Discussant: David Farber, University of Missouri at Columbia

An Empirical Investigation of Accounting Restatements in the Municipal Context
William R. Baber, Georgetown University
Angela K. Gore, George Washington University
Kevin T. Rich, Loyola College in Maryland
Jean Zhang
Discussant: Dara Marshall, Michigan State University

The Impact of Risk, Complexity and Monitoring on CEO Compensation
Ana M. Albuquerque, Boston University
George Papadakis, Boston University
Peter D. Wysocki, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Discussant: Ken Shaw, University of Missouri at Columbia

Session 9: Economic Impact of Accounting Information
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Carol Ann Frost, University of North Texas

Does Fair Value Accounting Contribute to Systemic Risk in the Banking Industry?
Urooj Khan, Columbia University
Discussant: Inder K. Khurana , University of Missouri at Columbia

Information Asymmetry around Bank Earnings Announcements during the Financial Crisis
Gauri Bhat, Washington University, St. Louis
Sudarshan Jayaraman, Washington University, St. Louis
Discussant: Huijing Fu, Texas Christian University

Economic Consequences of the Transition from Disclosure to Recognition of Pension Funded Status Following SFAS 158
Woo-Jin Chang, INSEAD
Discussant: Yong Yu, University of Texas, Austin

Session 10: Implications of Various Accruals for Stock Returns, Future Profitability and Compensation
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Garen Markarian, IE Business School

The Value of Long-Term Accrual Management
Tony S. Wirjanto, University of Waterloo
Sati P. Bandyopadhyay, University of Waterloo
Alan Guoming Huang, University of Waterloo
Discussant: Asher Curtis, University of Utah

The Fair Value of Cash Flow Hedges, Future Profitability and Stock Returns
John L. Campbell, University of Arizona
Discussant: Asher Curtis, University of Utah

Do Firms Use the Unrealized Gains Mandated by IFRS to Increase Executive Cash Compensation? Evidence from Family-Owned Property Companies in Hong Kong
Kevin C. W. Chen , Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Feng Tang , Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Discussant: Asher Curtis, University of Utah

Session 11: Stock Options
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Tina Zamora, Boston College

Do Investors Use CEOs' Stock Option Exercises as Signals for Future Firm Performance? Evidence from the Post-SOX Era
Eli Bartov, New York University
Lucile Faurel, University of California, Irvine
Discussant: Brian Cadman, University of Utah

Managerial Discretion, Motivation, and Accuracy of Stock Option Estimates between Voluntarily and Mandatorily Expensing Firms
Xiaoyan Cheng, University of Nebraska at Omaha
David B. Smith, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Discussant: Brian Cadman, University of Utah

Early Option Exercises and the Private Information Hypothesis: A Reexamination Using Unexpected Changes in Operating Performance
Anup Srivastava, Northwestern University
Discussant: Brian Cadman, University of Utah

Session 12: Information Characteristics: Timeliness, Transparency, and Reliability
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Ole-Kristian Hope, University of Toronto

Timeliness of Form 10-K, Firm Financial Performance and Information Uncertainty
Jason D. Schloetzer, Georgetown University
Preeti Choudhary, Georgetown University
Kenneth Merkeley, University of Michigan
Discussant: Jennifer Tucker, University of Florida

Financial Reporting Transparency of U.S. Financial Institutions During the Current Economic Crisis
Dushyantkumar Vyas, University of Toronto
Discussant: Mark Kohlbeck, Florida Atlantic University

Do Voluntary Disclosures that Disavow the Reliability of Mandated Fair Value Information Reflect Legitimate Concerns About Reliability?
Walter G. Blacconiere, Indiana University Bloomington
James R. Frederickson, University of Melbourne
Marilyn F. Johnson, Michigan State University
Melissa Fay Lewis, University of Utah
Discussant: Karen Nelson, Rice University

Session 13: Conservatism and Managerial Monitoring
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Mingyi Hung, University of Southern California

Conservatism and the Monitoring by Founding Family Owners
Shuping Chen, University of Texas at Austin
Xia Chen, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Qiang Cheng, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Amy P. Hutton, Boston College
Discussant: Mozzaffar Khan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Value of Cash Holdings and Accounting Conservatism
Henock Louis, Pennsylvania State University
Amy X. Sun, Pennsylvania State University
Oktay Urcan, London Business School
Discussant: Mozzaffar Khan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Labor Union and Accounting Conservatism
Winnie Siu Ching Leung, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Oliver Zhen Li, University of Arizona
Oliver M. Rui, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Discussant: Sadipta Basu, Temple University

Session 14: Causes and Consequences of Disclosure
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Devin Shanthikumar, Harvard Business School

Information Transfer and Firm-Level Generic Strategy
Richard A. Schneible Jr., Texas Christian University
Discussant: Goujin Gong, The Pennsylvania State University

Proprietary Costs and Other Determinants of Nonfinancial Disclosures
D. Craig Nichols, Cornell University
Discussant: Shuping Chen, University of Texas

Numbers Games? A Natural Experiment Investigating Three (Ir)Regularities in Reported Earnings Per Share
Bjorn N. Jorgensen , University of Colorado at Boulder
Yong Gyu Lee , City University of New York
Steve Rock , University of Colorado at Boulder
Discussant: Bill Mayew, Duke University

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Luncheon
Accounting – Update – 1.0 CH
Keynote speaker: Professor Ray Ball, Accounting Hall of Fame Inductee

2:00 pm– 3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Session 15: Panel Discussion - Practice-Relevant Researchable Accounting Issues: Practitioners’ Views
Accounting – Update – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Ray Pfeiffer, Texas Christian University

Panelists: John Hepp, Grant Thornton LLP
Bob Laux, Microsoft Corporation
Scott Taub, Financial Reporting Advisors, LLC
Martien Lubberink, Netherlands Bank

Session 16: Litigation, Institutional Ownership, and Mangers Reporting Decisions
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Huijing Fu, Texas Christian University

Disclosure Tone and Shareholder Litigation
Jonathan L. Rogers, University of Chicago
Andrew Van Buskirk, University of Chicago
Sarah L. C. Zechman, University of Chicago
Discussant: Isabel Wang, Michigan State University

Income Smoothing and Idiosyncratic Volatility
Garen Markarian , IE Business School
Belen Gill-de-Albornoz , Jaume I University
Discussant: Sudarshan Jayaraman, Washington University, St. Louis

Institutional Ownership and Tax Aggressiveness
Inder K. Khurana , University of Missouri at Columbia
William J. Moser , University of Missouri at Columbia
Discussant
: Isabel Wang, Michigan State University

Session 17: Novel Non-Financial Information
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Lucile Faurel, University of California, Irvine

Religious Social Norms and Corporate Financial Reporting
Scott Dyreng, Duke University
William J. Mayew, Duke University
Christopher D. Williams, University of Michigan
Discussant: Leslie Hodder, Indiana University

Social Networks: The Impact on Firms Information Environment and Corporate Communication
Joanne Horton, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
George Serafeim, Harvard Business School
Irem Tuna, London Business School
Discussant: Leslie Hodder, Indiana University

Does Disclosure of Non-Financial Statement Information Reduce Firms Propensity to Under-Invest?
Richard Lu, California State University, Fullerton
Discussant: Leslie Hodder, Indiana University

Session 18: Debt Contracting
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Richard Schneible, Texas Christian University

Information, Monitoring, and Manipulation: The Economic Role of Covenant Measurement
Peter R. Demerjian, Emory University
Discussant: Cristi Gleason, University of Iowa

Negotiated Measurement Rules in Debt Contracts
Ningzhong Li, London Business School
Discussant: Cristi Gleason, University of Iowa

Creditor Rights and Delay in Financial Reporting
Yuan Gao, George Mason University
Abbie J. Smith, University of Chicago
Yu Gao, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Discussant: Cristi Gleason, University of Iowa

Session 19: Consequences of International Standards
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Agnes Cheng, Louisiana State University

How Do Individual Investors React to Global IFRS Adoption?
Ulf Brüggemann , Lancaster University
Holger Daske , Goethe University Frankfurt
Carsten Homburg , University of Cologne
Peter F. Pope , Lancaster University
Discussant: Steve Lin, Florida International University

Accounting Standards and International Portfolio Holdings: Analysis of Cross-Border Holdings Following Mandatory Adoption of IFRS
Gwen Yu , University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Discussant: Steve Crawford, Rice University

The Economic Consequences of Eliminating the Form 20-F Reconciliation from IFRS to U.S. GAAP
Yongtae Kim , Santa Clara University
Haidan Li , Santa Clara University
Siqi Li , Santa Clara University
Discussant: Wendy Wilson, Southern Methodist University

Session 20: Executive Compensation
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Melissa Fay Lewis, University of Utah

Globalization and Executive Compensation: An Analysis of Pay Practices in U.K. Companies
Joseph J. Gerakos, University of Chicago
Joseph D. Piotroski, Stanford University
Suraj Srinivasan, Harvard Business School
Discussant: Jennifer Gaver, University of Georgia

Peer Choice in CEO Compensation
Ana M. Albuquerque, Boston University
Gus De Franco, University of Toronto
Rodrigo S. Verdi, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Jayanthi Sunder, Northwestern University

Executive Compensation and Business Policy Choices at U.S. Commercial Banks
Robert DeYoung, University of Kansas
Emma Y Peng, Fordham University
Meng Yan, Fordham University
Discussant: Mary Ellen Carter, Boston College

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Break

4:00 pm– 5:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Session 21: Meeting or Beating Earnings Benchmarks
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Preeti Choudhary, Georgetown University

Earnings Management Incentives and the Asymmetric Behavior of Labor Costs
Bart Dierynck, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL)
Annelies Renders, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL)
Discussant: Dan Givoly, The Pennsylvania State University

Earnings Breaks and Earnings Management
Kevin Ow Yong, Singapore Management University
Discussant: Dan Givoly, The Pennsylvania State University

Benchmark-Beating and Earnings Management: Evidence from Restatements Related to Securities Litigation
Dain C. Donelson, University of Texas at Austin
John M. McInnis, University of Texas at Austin
Richard Dean Mergenthaler Jr., University of Iowa
Discussant: Dan Givoly, The Pennsylvania State University

Session 22: Informativeness of Financial Analysts’ Forecasts and Recommendations
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Andrew Call, The University of Georgia

Industry Recommendations: Characteristics, Investment Value, and Relation to Firm Recommendations
Ohad Kadan, Washington University, St. Louis
Leonardo Madureira, Case Western Reserve University
Rong Wang, Singapore Management University
Tzachi Zach, Ohio State University
Discussant: Xia Chen, University of Wisconson - Madison

Evidence that Financial Statement Information Beyond that of Earnings Complements Analysts' Private Information
Orie E. Barron, Pennsylvania State University
Donal A. Byard, City University of New York
Yong Yu, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Craig Chapman, Harvard Business School

Are There Private Information Benefits to Participating in a Public Earnings Conference Call?
William J. Mayew, Duke University
Nathan Y. Sharp, Texas A&M University
Mohan Venkatachalam, Duke University
Discussant: Hal White, University of Michigan

Session 23: Analytical and Empirical Evidence on Conservatism
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Zining Li, Southern Methodist University

Prudence Demands Conservatism
Michael Kirschenheiter, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ram T.S. Ramakrishnan, University of Illinois at Chicago
Discussant: Judson Caskey, UCLA

Accounting Conservatism and Cost of Capital: International Analysis
Xi Li, London Business School
Discussant: Christine Botosan, University of Utah

Do Cross-Country Differences in Accounting Conservatism Explain Variations in the Degree of Investor Diversification?
Begoña Giner , University of Valencia
ahmed tahoun , University of Manchester
Martin Walker , University of Manchester
Discussant: Zining Li, Southern Methodist University

Session 24: Consequences of IFRS Adoption
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Rick Cazier, Texas Christian University

Mandatory IFRS Adoption and the U.S. Home Bias
Inder K. Khurana , University of Missouri at Columbia
Paul N Michas , University of Missouri at Columbia
Discussant: Surjit Tinaikar, University of Florida

Mandatory Adoption of IFRS and Properties of Analysts’ Information Environment
Christof Beuselinck , Tilburg University
Philip Joos , University of Rochester
Sofie Van der Meulen , Tilburg University
Inder K. Khurana , University of Missouri at Columbia
Discussant: John L. Campbell, University of Arizona

Are Liquidity Improvements Around the Mandatory Adoption of IFRS Attributable to Comparability Effects or to Quality Effects?
Michael S. Drake , Ohio State University
Linda A. Myers , University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Lijie Yao , Beijing Jiatong University
Discussant: Rick Cazier, Texas Christian University

Session 25: Capital Market Intermediaries
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Emma Y. Peng, Fordham University

Short-Sales Constraints, Investor Disagreement, and the Asymmetric Market Reaction to Earnings News
Christina A. Mashruwala , City University of New York
Shamin D. Mashruwala , City University of New York
Bharat Sarath , City University of New York
Discussant: Panagiotis Patatoukas, Yale University

Can Firms Adjust Their Opaqueness to Lenders? Evidence from Foreign Bank Entry into India
Todd A. Gormley , University of Pennsylvania
Bong Hwan Kim , Washington University, St. Louis
Xiumin Martin , University of Missouri at Columbia
Discussant: Mihir Mehta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Geographic Location, Media Coverage and Investor Reactions
Gregory S. Miller , University of Michigan
Devin M. Shanthikumar , Harvard Business School
Discussant: Dan Taylor, Stanford University

Session 26: Earnings Management
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Sundaresh Ramnath, University of Miami

The Consequences of Aggressive Financial Reporting: The Case of External Financing
Xia Chen , University of Wisconsin - Madison
Qiang Cheng , University of Wisconsin - Madison
Alvis K. Lo , University of British Columbia
Discussant:Brad Badertscher, Notre Dame University

Managing Earnings Using Classification Shifting: Evidence from Quarterly Special Items
Yun Fan , University of Oklahoma
Abhijit Barua , Florida International University
William M. Cready , University of Texas at Dallas
Wayne B. Thomas , University of Oklahoma
Discussant:Sarah McVay, University of Utah

Do Managers Opportunistically Time Earnings Forecasts?
Jeffrey T. Doyle , Utah State University
Matthew J. Magilke , University of Utah
Discussant: Jennifer Tucker, University of Florida

Session 27: International Variation in Disclosure and Analyst Activity
Accounting – Advanced – 1.5 CH
Moderator: Baohua Xin, University of Toronto

Voluntary Disclosure Practices by Foreign Firms Cross-Listed in the United States: Tests of Functional Convergence
Ole-Kristian Hope , University of Toronto
Tony Kang, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
Joung W Kim, Nova Southeastern University
Raynolde Pereira, University of Missouri at Columbia
Discussant: Haidan Li, Santa Clara University

Simultaneous Presence of Different Domestic Gaaps and Investors’ Limited Attention Bias in U.S. Equity Markets: Implications For Convergence
Sabrina Chi , University of California, Irvine
Discussant: Siqi Li,Santa Clara University

Do Analysts' Cash Flow Forecasts Mitigate the Accrual Anomaly? International Evidence
Elizabeth A. Gordon , Temple University
Karin A. Petruska , Youngstown State University
Minna Yu , Ball State University
Discussant: Feng Chen, University of Toronto

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