Empirical Research in Financial Accounting II

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This seminar is a continuation of Empirical Research in Financial Accounting I B104301 with an emphasis on contemporary issues in accounting research The goal of this course is to further your process of becoming an empirical researcher capable of identifying interesting cutting edge important and researchable topics in financial accounting and finance in general In each class we will ask 1 what is are the research questions 2 how original are the research questions 3 how did the authors empirically test the research questions 4 are there any alternative explanations to their findings and 5 how if any the papers could be improved A variety of topics will be covered Amongst these topics will be an investigation of corporate governance and regulatory issues.