BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250622T233707EDT-7179cfFbzb@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250623T033707Z DESCRIPTION:Vishal Baloria\n\nAssociate Professor\, Accounting\n University of Connecticut \n\nAre Two Chiefs Better Than One? Financial Executives an d Layoffs\n\nDate: Thursday\, September 19\, 2024\n Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 pm \n Location: Bronfman building\, Room 410\n\n\nAbstract\n\nWe examine the r eal effects of firms delegating financial accounting duties to a Chief Acc ounting Officer (CAO)\, thereby allowing the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to allocate attention to operational duties. We find CAO usage is associa ted with a significant reduction in the likelihood of a layoff. This negat ive association is stronger among firms reporting an accounting loss\, whi ch serves as a powerful trigger to divest employees\, and firms with longe r Chief Executive Officer (CEO) tenure\, who develop prosocial preferences for employees over time. To address non-random usage of CAOs among firms\ , we exploit state-level adoption of CPA mobility provisions that increase the labor supply of CAOs and document lower layoffs after the passage of CPA mobility provisions in a firm's headquarter state. The collective evid ence suggests that placing distance between CFOs and financial accounting\ , through use of a CAO\, can discourage layoffs\, in line with the hypothe sis that managerial attention on financial accounting rules that treat emp loyee costs as expenses and liabilities drive firm layoff decisions.\n DTSTART:20240919T210000Z DTEND:20240919T223000Z LOCATION:Room 410\, Bronfman Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1G5\, 1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Accounting Area Presents Ernst & Young Speaker Series: Vishal Balor ia URL:/desautels/channels/event/accounting-area-presents -ernst-young-speaker-series-vishal-baloria-358530 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR