Accounting Summer Camp 2026 – IX Edition
Padua, Italy
June 22-24, 2026
The Accounting Research Groups at the Free University of Bolzano (Italy) and University of Padua (Italy) are pleased to announce that the ninth edition of the Accounting Summer Camp will be hosted by the University of Padova on June 22-24, 2026.
The Accounting Summer Camp will feature two events:
1. An Early Researcher Consortium (June 22-23) in which early career researchers will:
– attend three half-day Masterclasses held by Prof Gaizka Orzamabal, Prof Luzi Hail and Prof Mara Faccio, and
– present their working papers and get feedback from the senior faculty in residence;
2. The JLFA Conference (June 23-24) in which eight selected papers will be presented with a discussant
Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting (JLFA)
2026 Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
June 23 & 24, 2026
University of Padova
The Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting (JLFA) is pleased to announce that its 12th conference will be held at the University of Padova (Padova, ITALY) on Tuesday, June 22, and Wednesday, June 23, 2026. The conference is hosted by the Department of Economics and Management (University of Padova), the Faculty of Economics and Management (University of Bolzano) the NYU Stern School of Business and the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
About JLFA:
JLFA is an interdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Stern School of Business at NYU and the NYU School of Law. It seeks to publish top-quality empirical, theoretical, and policy-oriented scholarship at the intersection of law, finance, and accounting. JLFA is an open-access publication. Articles published on JLFA can be downloaded free of charge from www.jlfaonline.com.
Paper Submission Procedure:
You are invited to submit original, unpublished papers, not under review elsewhere, for presentation at the conference. Accepted articles will be eligible for expedited review and consideration for publication in JLFA. When choosing papers for presentation at the conference, we will prioritize papers the authors wish to submit to JLFA for consideration for publication. The decision to publish is at the discretion of the editors.
The deadline for submission is Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Please send papers by email to sara.longo@unibz.it and jr7@stern.nyu.edu
Topics:
We are interested in research that will be of interest to scholars in more than one of our core disciplines. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1. The impact of the structure of the legal system, including legal origins, rules, and the legal environment in general, on the evolution of financial contracts, markets, business enterprises, and groups.
2. The impact of legal and market institutions, including accounting, on financial markets and corporate actions, innovation, economic growth, and stability.
3. The coevolution of the legal rules and market institutions that govern financial sector activity, that activity itself, and the nature of the broader economy and financial markets.
4. The regulation, organization, and performance of financial institutions.
5. The relationships between the structure and performance of financial institutions, the performance of these institutions, and the overall performance of financial markets and economies.
6. The interplay between legal rules, accounting regulations, corporate governance, firm performance, cost of equity and debt capital, financial market performance, and economic performance.
7. The political economy of regulation of corporate governance, financial institutions, and financial markets.
The JLFA Executive Editors:
Viral Acharya | NYU Stern School of Business
Barry Adler | NYU School of Law
John Armour | Oxford, Law Faculty and Said School of Business
Bernard Black | Northwestern Law School & Kellogg School of Management
Mark DeFond | University of Southern California
Joshua Ronen | NYU Stern School of Business
Stefano Rossi | Bocconi University
Submission & Registration Info
The Organizing Committee:
For questions about the submission process or substantive issues, please get in touch with any organizing committee member.
Amedeo Pugliese | Università degli Studi di Padova (amedeo.pugliese@unipd.it)
Bernard Black | Northwestern University (bblack@kellogg.northwestern.edu)
Camilla Ciappei | Università degli Studi di Padova (camilla.ciappei@unipd.it)
Joshua Ronen | NYU Stern School of Business (jr7@stern.nyu.edu)
Massimiliano Bonacchi | Free University of Bolzano (massimiliano.bonacchi@unibz.it)
Marco Ghitti | Università degli Studi di Padova (marco.ghitti@unipd.it)
Sara Longo | Free University of Bolzano (sara.longo@unibz.it)
Emerging Researchers Consortium in Accounting
– Call for Applications –
June 22 & 23, 2026
University of Padova
Applications are now welcome to attend the Emerging Researchers Consortium in Accounting. This 3-half-day event will be conducted by Professors Mara Faccio (Purdue), Luzi Hail (Wharton) and Gaizka Ormazabal (IESE).
Relevant Questions, Substantive Theory and Carefully Executed Designs: Searching for the Fit
The ERC aims at exposing emerging scholars to the most current and both theoretically and practically relevant research trends in accounting. The three sessions are conducted by top-quality researchers in different fields; the informal sessions will let participants interact and getting feedback on their research projects. Each session will feature the following format: (i) a masterclass led by the resident faculty on a specific topic in accounting; (ii) a presentation round in which early-stage researchers will present their work and receive feedback from the audience.
Application Process:
The consortium is open to all PhD students and emerging researchers (max three years from the award of the PhD) in Accounting. Applicants should submit a summary (max 2,000 words) of their research project (either a working paper or extracts of the PhD thesis) before April 7, 2026.
The submission should be structured (preferably) as follows:
(i) Motivation/Research Questions;
(ii) Theory and Hypotheses Development (do not use too much space to review extant literature but motivate your hypotheses/propositions);
(iii) Methods and Research Design. We expect this to be a substantial part of the submission. Discuss the data gathering process, introduce key variables and illustrate the analyses you intend to carry out;
(iv) Expected Results & Contribution. A preview will suffice.
Attendance to the ERC attracts a fee of € 220. We encourage all those in attendance to stay on for the JLFA Conference (June 23-24). Places for both events are limited and anyone wishing to attend should register as soon as possible.
Application & Registration Info
For information and submissions of applications: Prof Sara Longo (sara.longo@unibz.it)
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