International Accounting Section Resource Series and Research Webinars
International Accounting Section Resource Series
Resource Series #1 - Professor Steven A. Zeff Digital Library
This open digital library was created by the Jones School as a permanent repository for Steve’s contributions to our understanding of the historical evolution of financial reporting standards and regulations in the U.S. and globally. The website includes several short video clips and two of Steve’s related publications.
In the first video series, Steve summarizes, in his own incomparable style, his decades of research on the evolution of the regulation and standard-setting process for financial reporting in the U.S. from the 1930s to the early 2020s. In the second video series, he takes a global perspective and shares his deep insights on the evolution of the International Accounting Standards Committee into the International Accounting Standards Boards and the challenges it faced along the way.
Research Webinar Series Recordings
Thursday, December 9
- Presenter: Asheq Rahman, Auckland University of Technology. Paper: “From Colonialism to Totalitarianism - IFRS Adoption Paradox Seen Through the Foucauldian Lens”
- Moderator: Helen Kang, UNSW Sydney
Thursday, November 11
- Presenter: Stephanie Mason, DePaul University Paper: “Disincentives to Exchange Customized Local GAAP for IFRS” co-authored with Herita Akamah and Emily Anne Chicksen.
- Moderator: Assma Sawani, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Thursday, October 21
- Presenter: Nieves Carrera – IE Business School. Paper: “Are women more conservative auditors than men? Evidence from Spain”
- Moderator: Cristina Florio, University of Verona
Tuesday, May 11th
- Presenter: Richard Morris, University of New South Wales ·
- Moderator: Bowe Hansen, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tuesday, April 27th
- Presenter: Ling Lisic, Virginia Tech, Paper: “Political Costs and Earnings Management: Evidence from the Release of the Environmental Documentary ‘Under the Dome’ in China”
- Moderator: Bowe Hansen, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tuesday, April 13th
- Presenter: Isabel Lourenco-Iscte, University Institute of Lisbon
- Paper: “The Effect of Macroeconomic Instability on Earnings Management in Developed and Emerging Countries”
- Moderator: Cristina Florio, University of Verona
Tuesday, March 30th
- Presenter Presenter: Jian Zhou, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Paper: “Audit Effort and Tax Avoidance” Co-authored with Xiaomei Han, Liansheng Wu, and Qiuhang Xing
- Moderator: Helen Kang, University of New South Wales
Tuesday, March 16th
- Presenter: David Godsell – Gies College of Business - University of Illinois
- Paper: “Financial Reporting Consequences of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment”
- Moderator: Bowe Hansen, Virginia Commonwealth University
Tuesday, March 2nd
- Presenter: Ana Marques, University of East Anglia
- Moderator: Cristina Florio University of Verona
- Paper: “The role of foreign institutional investors in sustainability assurance&
Tuesday, December 15th
- Presenter: Elizabeth Gordon, Fox School of Business, Temple University
- Moderator: Helen Kang, UNSW Sydney
- Paper: Do Analysts Predict Target Price More Accurately when They Disclose Cash Flow Forecasts with Earnings Forecasts? Global Evidence
Tuesday, December 1st:
- Presenter: Ole-Kristian Hope, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
- Moderator: Bowe Hansen, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Paper: Determinants of Audit-Firm Profitability and Implications for Key Audit Matter Reporting
November 17, 2020
- Presenter Thorsten Sellhorn, LMU Munich School of Management
- Moderator: Cristina Florio, University of Verona
- Paper: Balance Sheet Volatility and Stock Prices
November 3, 2020
- Presenter CS Agnes Cheng - School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Moderator: Helen Kang - UNSW Business School
- Paper: Does Exchange of Information Deter Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Convention of Double Taxation Taxes on Income
October 20, 2020
- Presenter Bjorn Jorgensen – Copenhagen Business School
- Paper: 'Hedging' without the Hedge: Determinants and Implications of the Choice to Switch Reporting Currency (co-authored with Alan Jagolinzer and Troy Pollard)
October 6, 2020
- Presenter Giorgio Gotti – University of Texas at El Paso & Marco Fasan – Ca Foscari University of Venice.
- Paper: Language in Economics and Accounting History: The Role of Linguistic History
A Letter From Our Section President
Changjiang (John) Wang,
University of Cincinnati
I am Changjiang (John) Wang from the University of Cincinnati. It is truly an honor and privilege to serve as the President of the International Accounting Section (IAS).
It was wonderful to see many of you at the AAA Annual Meeting in Chicago. I am grateful to all of you who contributed to this great event and to all of you who helped the section have a successful 2024-2025 academic year.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Helen Kang for her leadership and dedication to the IAS. Helen has contributed to our section over many years in many different capacities. She is the first IAS President from Australia and from outside North America. Under Helen’s leadership, the section launched the campus model of holding the midyear meeting. Under her leadership, the section also relaunched the research webinar series.
The guiding principle of my presidency is simple: to serve our members and bring value to them. While challenges lie ahead, I see many opportunities as well. Please allow me to outline several priorities for the coming year:
Journal
Journal of International Accounting
The Journal of International Accounting Research publishes articles that increase our understanding of the development and use of international accounting and reporting practices or attempt to improve extant practices. International accounting is broadly interpreted to include the reporting of international economic transactions; the study of differences among practices across countries; the study of interesting institutional and cultural factors that shape practices in a single country but have international implications; and the effect of international accounting practices on users. The Journal has a diverse readership and is interested in articles in auditing, financial accounting, managerial accounting, systems, tax, and other specialties within the field of accounting.
Editor
Ling Lei Lisic, Journal of International Accounting Research E: llisic@vt.edu
Meetings
The 13th International Conference of the Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR)
June 25-28, 2026, Seoul, Korea
The goal of this conference is to expand the diversity and scope of international accounting research through increased understanding and awareness of the challenges and opportunities of international accounting. Original and rigorous research will provide academics, practitioners, and regulators with deeper insights into international accounting issues. Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR) continues to welcome innovative and high-quality research that examines how accounting data affects capital market participants. Papers that address interesting and innovative research questions in all areas are welcome.
June 25th – 28th 2026, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Submission Deadline: February 15, 2026 (early submission is encouraged)
Doctoral and Early Career Consortium, Korea University, June 25th, 2026
Learn More2026 Annual Meeting
We invite you to join your AAA community at the in-person 2026 Annual Meeting to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Meeting will take place at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, August 1-5, 2026
Call for Nominations
Nominations for the IAS Outstanding Dissertation, Outstanding Service, and Outstanding Educator Awards are now open, please click here to learn more about these awards and the nominations process