# 2023 NYU Big Apple Accounting Conference

![Image](/sites/default/files/styles/article_image/public/2025-08/banner_photo_sq_0.jpg?itok=PpoXmgyP)  Thursday, September 7, 2023 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM   Friday, September 8, 2023 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM  NYU Stern Tisch Hall, 40 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012 The [NYU Ross Institute of Accounting Research](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/ross-institute) is pleased to announce the inaugural annual Big Apple Accounting Conference. The conference brings together leading academics for five paper presentations and discussions.

*\*By Invitation Only*

- [Logistics](#Logistics)
- [Papers](#Papers)
- [Contact Us](#Contact%20Us)
- [Agenda](https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:5c64e7de-06b0-333f-a273-3920d9c2411a)

## <a class="ck-anchor" id="Logistics">**Logistics:**</a>

**Dates:** Thursday, September 7, 2023 - Friday, September 8, 2023

**Time:**  The conference will begin at 12pm on Thursday and end at 1:30pm on Friday.

**Address:** NYU Stern Tisch Hall, 40 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

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<a>**Papers:**</a>

[Earnings Targets and Myopic Patent Sales](https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:34e190f4-3e71-300c-8fa9-d01d057aff24)
Jinhwan Kim (Stanford University), Kristen Valentine (University of Georgia)

*Presenter:* Jinhwan Kim (Stanford University)

*Discussant:* Jayanthi Sunder (University of Arizona)

*Moderator:* Yiwei Dou (New York University)

[“Glossy Green” Banks: The Disconnect Between Environmental Disclosures and Lending Activities](https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:aa51e7a2-9c0f-3af2-a7c8-2b12ee5a0489)Mariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm School of Economics), Martina Jasova (Columbia University), Maria Loumioti (University of Texas, Dallas), Caterina Mendicino (European Central Bank)

*Presenter:* Maria Loumioti (University of Texas, Dallas)

*Discussant:* Maria Correia (London School of Economics and Political Science)

*Moderator:* Aleksander Aleszczyk (New York University)

How Do Consumers Use Firm Disclosure? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Sinja Leonelli (New York University), Maximilian Muhn (The University of Chicago), Thomas Rauter (University of Chicago), Gurpal Sran (New York University)

*Presenter:* Gurpal Sran (New York University)

*Discussant:* Mark Bradshaw (Boston College)

*Moderator: April Klein (New York University)*

[Mandatory vs. Voluntary ESG Disclosure, Efficiency, and Real Effects](https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:21b0b98e-bb73-344e-a5ac-a543305f4cbc)Cyrus Aghamolla (University of Minnesota), Byeong-Je An (Nanyang Technological University)

*Presenter:* Cyrus Aghamolla (University of Minnesota)

*Discussant:* Ivan Marinovic (Standford University)

*Moderator:* Ilan Guttman (New York University)

Bloated Disclosures: Can ChatGPT Help Investors Process Information?Alex Kim (University of Chicago), Maximilian Muhn (University of Chicago), Valeri V. Nikolaev (University of Chicago)

*Presenter:* Maximilian Muhn (University of Chicago)

*Discussant:* Elizabeth Blankespoor (University of Washington)

*Moderator:* Christine Cuny (New York University)

## <a class="ck-anchor" id="Contact Us">**Contact Us:**</a>

For additional information or any questions about the NYU Big Apple Accounting Conference, please contact <ross.institute@stern.nyu.edu>.

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