Rice Accounting PhD Alumni Conference

The Rice Accounting PhD Alumni Conference facilitates networking and intellectual exchange between our accomplished doctoral alums and our current doctoral students. The conference is open to accounting area faculty, alums, and doctoral students. At the conference, doctoral alumni, current doctoral students, and junior faculty will present their research. Current doctoral students will act as discussants, providing feedback and analysis on the research, with mentoring and guidance from alumni and junior faculty. This year's conference will include a pre-luncheon speech by Professor Steve Zeff.

Rice Accounting PhD Alumni Conference
Date:June 2-3, 2025
Location:McNair Hall, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
Organizers:K. Ramesh (rameshk@rice.edu) and Marcela Aguilar (kma6@rice.edu)

  

Past Conferences

  • Agenda

    Monday, June 3, 2024
     

    TimeEventLocation
    8:00 am – 8:55 amBreakfastAFC
    8:55 am – 9:00 amWelcome - K. RameshMcNair 217
    9:00 am – 10:15 amAlum Presentation - Daniela De la Parra
    Facts versus Opinions: The Role of Analysts in Shaping Climate-Related Disclosure Practices
    PhD Student Discussants - Xinyue Cai and Harrison Guo, Mentor - Patricia Naranjo
    PhD Student Moderator - William Gonzalez
    20/25 min presentation, 15/20 min discussion, remaining time Q&A
    McNair 217
    10:15 am – 10:30 amBreak / Snacks 
    10:30 am – 11:45 amFaculty Presentation - Leila Peyravan
    Strategic Cross-Market Participation of Financial Institutions
    Alum Discussant - Geoffrey Pears
    PhD Student Moderator - David Wilson
    20/25 min presentation, 15/20 min discussion, remaining time Q&A
    McNair 217
    11:45 am – 1:00 pmLunchAFC
    1:00 pm – 2:15 pmPhD Student Presentation - Zijun Liu
    Real Effects of Overconfidence and Debt Covenants
    PhD Student Moderator - Xinyue Cai
    Workshop format
    McNair 217
    2:15 pm  – 2:30 pmBreak / Snacks 
    2:30 pm – 3:45 pmAlum Presentation - Rafael Copat
    Front-Loaded Equity Awards: An Efficient Contracting or Rent Extraction Tool?
    Alum Discussant - Maclean Gaulin
    PhD Student Moderator - Marcela Aguilar
    20/25 min presentation, 15/20 min discussion, remaining time Q&A
    McNair 217
    5:00 pm – 7:00 pmDinnerAFC

     

    Agenda

    Tuesday, June 4, 2024
     

    TimeEventLocation
    8:00 am – 9:00 amBreakfastAFC
    9:00 am – 10:15 amAlum Presentation - Gary Lind
    Central Bank Economic Transparency and Managerial Learning
    PhD Student Discussant - William Gonzalez, Alum Mentor - Rustam Zufarov
    PhD Student Moderator - Xinyue Cai
    20/25 min presentation, 15/20 min discussion, remaining time Q&A
    McNair 217
    10:15 am – 10:30 amBreak / Snacks 
    10:30 am – 11:45 amPhD Student Presentation - David Wilson
    PhD Student Moderator - Harrison Guo
    Workshop format
    McNair 217
    11:45 am – 12:05 pmPresentation - Stephen A. Zeff
    University of Chicago’s Ph.D. Graduates Lead the Way
    Stephen A. Zeff Digital Library
    McNair 217
    12:05 pm – 1:00 pmLunchAFC
    1:00 pm – 2:15 pmFaculty Presentation - Hailey Ballew
    Are Banks Committed to Social Responsibility in Lending in the Absence of Enforcement?
    PhD Student Discussant - Jose Torres
    PhD Student Moderator - William Gonzalez
    20/25 min presentation, 15/20 min discussion, remaining time Q&A
    McNair 217
    2:15 pm – 2:20 pmClosing Remarks - William GonzalezMcNair 217

     

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K. Ramesh
Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting
Accounting Area Ph.D. Advisor
Assistant Director, Faculty & Auxiliary Administration