This repository contains the publicly available materials of our open online course on Corporate Transparency. From the Syllabus:
This course is open for everybody who is interested in research on corporate transparency. It has been designed for Master and first year PhD students to get familiar with current research in this field and to take their first steps towards doing independent research on this topic. After completing the course, they will understand its main findings and have reviewed them critically. Also, they will be able to develop research projects that add to this fascinating and relevant field.
More information on the course can be found in the Syllabus.
We are looking forward to an fruitful set of discussion sessions with exciting guests:
| Date | Topic | Guest |
|---|---|---|
| April 19 | Charting the Corporate Transparency Research Landscape | Christian Leuz (Chicago) |
| May 3 | Disclosure Theory | Alfred Wagenhofer (Graz) |
| May 17 | Voluntary versus Regulated Disclosure | Anne Beyer (Stanford) |
| May 31 | Transparency and Market Efficiency | David Veenman (Amsterdam) |
| June 14 | Disclosure Channels | Elisabeth Blankespoor (Washington) |
| June 28 | Tax Transparency | Martin Jacob (WHU) |
| July 12 | Non-financial Reporting | Giovanna Michelon (Bristol) |
To register for the course, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/dwE8asuRksaRPRpc6. The deadline for enrollment is April 19.
These are the slides and the videos linked to each unit.
| Unit | Element title | Slides | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charting the Corporate Transparency Research Landscape | Course Organization | Slides | Video |
| How to Find and Read Research | Slides | Video | |
| Principles of Open Science | Slides | Video | |
| The Corporate Reporting Framework | Slides | Video |
Additional videos will be added as we move through the course. The discussion sessions with guests are scheduled as live events but might become available 'canned' later, depending on participant consent.
| Unit | Reference |
|---|---|
| Charting the Corporate Transparency Research Landscape | Christian Leuz and Peter Wysocki (2016): The Economics of Disclosure and Financial Reporting Regulation: Evidence and Suggestions for Future Research, Journal of Accounting Research 54:2, 525--622, https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12115, Sections 1 and 2. |
| Assignment | Title | Link | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reproduce and Extend Our 'Analysis' | PDF File | May, 10th |
Assignments will only be reviewed and graded when you successfully registered for taking credits. Students that are eligible to take credits will be informed by April 20th.
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