2026 Four-School Accounting Research Conference


The Department of Accounting at NYU Stern School of Business will host the Four-School Accounting Research Conference on Tuesday, April 17, 2026.

This annual conference brings together accounting researchers from four leading northeastern business schools: Columbia Business School, NYU Stern, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale School of Management. We invited colleagues at these schools to a day of research presentations and discussions in accounting. Each school would have one paper presentation with a discussant from another school.

*ATTENDANCE IS BY INVITATION ONLY

 

Logistics:

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2026

Time: 11:15 am - 5:00 pm

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

Room:  Tisch 415 and KMC Cantor Boardroom (M11-75)

 
Papers:
 

Session I: Managerial Myopia, Voluntary Disclosure, and Learning from Markets 
 

Authors: Kyle Jung (NYU Stern)

Presenter: Kyle Jung (NYU Stern)
Moderator: TBA
Discussant: Tim Baldenius (Columbia Business School)

Session II: Agency Frictions Amplified: Private Equity Ownership in Insurance

Authors: Amy W. Huber (Wharton School), Stefan Huber (Wharton School), Bella Shan (Wharton School), and Christina Zhu (Wharton School)

Presenter: Stefan Huber (Wharton School)
Moderator: TBA
Discussant: Anya Nakhmurina (Yale SOM)

Session III: Informed Trading of Municipal Securities

Authors: Christine Cuny (NYU Stern), Raphael Duguay (Yale SOM), Ken Li (McMaster University), Anya Nakhmurina (Yale SOM), and Edward Watts (Yale SOM)

Presenter:  Edward Watts (Yale SOM)
Moderator: TBA
Discussant: Frank Zhou (Wharton School)
 

Session IV: Optimal Bargaining Power in the Presence of Shareholder Short-termism

Authors: Carlos Corona (Ohio State University), Tae Wook Kim (City University of Hong Kong), and Sang Wu (Columbia Business School)

Presenter: Sang Wu (Columbia Business School)
Moderator: TBA
Discussant: Xiaojing Meng (NYU Stern)
 


  
Map: Directions to NYU



Location: 

The main entrance to the conference location is 40 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012. Please use the revolving doors at Tish Hall. Below are common routes to NYU Stern School of Business.

After arrival at Penn Station, take the blue-line subway (A, C, or E line) in the Downtown direction for three stops to West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station. Walk east on West Fourth Street for about 7 minutes until you reach the Stern School. If you take a cab at Penn Station, the destination address is 40 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012.

If you drive, three parking lots are also pinned on the map. The addresses are below.

Washington Square Village Parking
3 Washington Square Village, New York, NY 10012
+1 212-253-9061
www.parking.com

Minetta Parking Garage
18 Minetta Ln, New York, NY 10012
+1 212-777-3530
www.spotangels.com 

Icon Parking
11 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003
+1 212-475-9562
iconparkingsystems.com

 

Hotels:

Please see below for a list of partnering hotels near NYU’s Stern School of Business. To get a discounted rate at the below hotels, call to make the reservation and ask for the "New York University" rate.

Note: we recommend comparing price offerings online before booking

 

Washington Square Hotel  - 0.3 mi from NYU
103 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10011
+1 212-777-9515
https://washingtonsquarehotel.com 

 

Hyatt Union Square - 0.6 mi from NYU
134 Fourth Avenue New York, NY 10003
+1 212-253-1234
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/new-york/hyatt-union-square-new-york/nycus 

 

Courtyard by Marriott SOHO - 0.7 mi from NYU
181 Varick St, New York, NY 10013
+1 212-414-8282
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/nycmt-courtyard-new-york-manhattan-soho/overview/ 

 

Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca -0.9 mi from NYU
39 6th Ave, New York, NY 10013
+1 212-966-4091
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/nyctrgi-hilton-garden-inn-new-york-tribeca/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-GI-NYCTRGI&y_source=1_MjA4MzkxMy03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D 
 



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