Recap of the 26th annual financial economics and accounting conference, November 6–7, 2015

The 26th annual conference on financial economics and accounting was held at Rutgers University on Nov 6-7, 2015. There were 350 papers submitted for the conference (160 in Accounting and 190 in Finance). 48 papers were accepted for presentation at the conference (24 each in Accounting and Finance) after a rigorous review process that resulted in a 13.7 % acceptance rate. The result was both exciting and outstanding. This conference has become one of the most prestigious academic conferences in finance and accounting nationally and internationally. See the attached program for the details of the two-day event.