Keynote lectures will be given by: - Susan Dynarski (Harvard University) - Brian Jacob (University of Michigan) - Sarah Turner (University of Virginia)

The relevance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) for the economic growth implies that researchers should help to identify how they can be supported to succeed. One of the weaknesses of many SMEs is the lack of management accounting (MA) and management control (MC) systems. These in...

Topics: - The State and the Family: (Desired and Undesired) Effects of Family Policies ; - How Should We Design Parental Leave Policies? Evidence from Two Reforms in Italy ; - The Effects of Minimum Working Hours: Theory and Evidence ; - Heterogeneous Responses of Productivity to Labor Market...

The Covid pandemic has, it is often said, on the one hand changed everything, and on the other, nothing. International travel restrictions, slowdowns in student mobility and lab-based research collaborations unleashed an extraordinary level of innovation enabled largely by the shift to online...

In this seminar we will discuss several main research themes in contemporary empirical financial accounting research. We will examine the historical origins, theoretical underpinnings and research methods used in leading research in each area. We will also discuss the potential implications of...

The workshop aims to promote discussion among academics by sharing recent research on the major topics related to audit quality. Papers on the following areas are welcome: - the role of regulation in improving audit quality - corporate governance systems and their impact on audit quality - audit...

Topics: Intangibles and sustainability; Sustainability and ESG reporting standards and frameworks; Innovation and Intellectual Capital; Intangible liabilities; Sustainability and Intellectual Capital; Intangibles and SDGs. In particular, R&D and IP and their impact on SDGs; Sustainable...

The theme of the conference fits into this debate by placing at its center the reflection on the priorities identified by the NGEU and the NRRP for the design of ‘sustainable’ EU member countries, which can generate added value also in their ability to address issues of inequality and social...

Evidence-based policy in education and in other fields of the public sector implies the use of sophisticated techniques to assess the performance and efficiency of organizations. The evaluation of national-level reforms and the assessment of specific interventions in education and other public...

Topics: - The design, implementation, and use of new management accounting and management control techniques and methods; - The role of management control and performance management systems in enhancing servitization, innovation, and entrepreneurship and new ventures in the new economic...