Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Purpose: To recognize a paper submitted to the AAA Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting that has the potential to significantly influence government and nonprofit accounting research. Nomination Procedures: Nominations should include a description of the innovation, sample materials where feasible, and evidence that the innovation has been tested and has been shown to have educational benefits. Nominations from the prior two years that did not receive the award can be resubmitted. Award Committee and Submission Instructions: The program is administered by the Research Committee. Presentation of Award: The award consists of a plaque presented at the Midyear Meeting. Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Prior Recipients 2023 Unintended Impact of Fiscal Rules and Limitations on Long-Term Obligations of State Governments Sharon Kioko, University of Washington 2022 Paycheck Protection Program: The Determinants of Participation and the Characteristics of the Loans Obtained Daniel Neely, Gregory Saxton, and Paul Wong 2021 Data Analytics (Ab)use in Healthcare Fraud Audits Jared Koreff, Martin Weisner, and Steve Sutton 2020 Mission Metrics: Reexamining the Relation between Performance, Contributions, and Executive Compensation Erica Harris, Daniel G. Neely, and Linda M. Parsons 2019 The Economic Consequences of Financial Audit Regulation in the Charitable Sector Raphael Duguay 2018 Not awarded this year. 2017 Real Effects of Governmental Accounting Standards: Evidence from GASB Statement No. 53: Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments Saleha Khumawala, Tharindra Ranasinghe, and Claire Yan 2016 Impact of Bankruptcy Eligibility Requirements and Statutory Liens on Borrowing Costs. Tima T. Moldogaziev, Sharon N. Kioko, and W. Bartley Hildreth 2015 Public Charity Status and Revenue Misreporting in the Not-for-Profit Sector Shawn J. Gordon and Anne M. Thompson 2014 Not awarded this year. 2013 Not awarded this year. 2012 Organizational Form and Accounting Choice: Are Nonprofit or For-Profit Managers More Opportunistic? Thomas A. Vermeer, Christopher T. Edmonds, and Sharad Asthana 2011 Not awarded this year. 2010 A Review and Assessment of Behavioral Accounting Research in the Public Sector Linda A. Kidwell and Suzanne H. Lowensohn 2009 Managerial Compensation and Private Foundation Performance Arthur Allen and Brian McAllister President's Letter 2026 GNP Section Midyear Meeting Check back for updates on our 2026 Midyear Meeting!
