26th Workshop on Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies

The organising committee of the Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies Special Interest Group (AFEE SIG) is pleased to announce its 26th annual workshop to be held at Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham on 16 December 2024 (09:00 -16:00).

The workshop aims to bring together academics working on accounting and finance issues concerning emerging economies. The workshop also aims to raise the level of interest in the specific problems of accounting and finance in emerging economies; and increase awareness of real issues, so that accounting and finance in these countries will not just be seen as a matter of copying what is done in the industrialised countries. It provides an authoritative overview of the research and progress in this field.

There is also the opportunity for networking at the pre-workshop dinner (at your own cost) on Sunday 15 December.

BEST PAPER AWARDS

Two Best Paper Awards will be presented under the categories of doctoral and early career researchers whose work represents impactful research in the Emerging Economy Context.

SUBMISSIONS 

Deadline 18 October 2024 (17:00 BST)

Full papers should be submitted to afee-sig@bafa.ac.uk by 17:00 (BST) Friday, 18 October 2024. The outcome of submissions will be communicated to authors by Friday, 25 October 2024.

The coverage of the workshop includes, but is not restricted to:

• Accounting and accountability issues
• Accounting and finance in socio-economic development and poverty reduction
• Accounting history
• Accounting practices in family businesses
• Accounting, regulation, and privatisation
• Auditing and internal controls
• Climate risk management and accounting
• Corporate governance, executive compensation, risk management and reporting
• Diversity and inclusion in accounting and finance research
• Education, training and the role of professional accounting bodies
• Finance and accounting for regional transition
• Finance and banking issues, including behavioural accounting and finance
• Financial reporting and accounting standards, including international financial reporting standards
• Green financing and FinTech
• Management accounting, including strategic performance management and social and environmental
• accounting
• Public sector accounting and reforms, including new public management
• The impact of culture, religion, ethnicity, and history on accounting and finance
• The impact of structural adjustment programmes on accounting practices

REGISTRATION

Opens: 4 October 2024
Closes: 30 November 2024

FEES:
Academic staff registration: £85
PhD students/doctoral candidates: £50

Buying a ticket registers you for this event. Tickets to BAFA conferences are only available to members. To purchase a ticket, log in to your account on the BAFA Membership Portal and click the 'Register for an Event' button. You will see the event listed, click on the red Register button. You will be able to pay using a debit/credit card.

If you are not already a member of BAFA, please sign up for membership. BAFA Annual Membership rates: Academic Staff: £30; Unsalaried PhD/MPhil Student or Retired Academic: £15.

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

Travel information: https://www.aston.ac.uk/about/visit

Accommodation: https://www.conferenceaston.co.uk/leisure/rooms-built-for-comfort

Please note that you can find alternative accommodation at cheap rates not far from the conference venue.

Campus map: https://www.aston.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2023-10/campus-map-2023.pdf

Parking is payable at Car park 5: Holt Street, B7 4BH - £6 per visit (6am to 10pm).

QUESTIONS?

For inquiries on paper submission, please contact Dr Krishanthi Vithana at the email address below:

Dr Krishanthi Vithan
Workshop Organiser
Associate Professor in Accounting, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton

Telephone: +44 (0)23 8059 5755
E-mail: afee-sig@bafa.ac.uk