Workshop “Relevance of Research for Regulation”
This event is a part of the Research Seminar Series
What:
A discussion workshop “Regulating Accounting and Auditing: Is There a Role for Research”. The seminar will discuss how to make research papers more relevant to standard setters and market regulators, including:
- What types of research are useful for regulators such as standard setters and market regulators?
- The purpose of regulation informs what research is useful to regulators
- Regulatory design versus ex-post evaluation – the unique challenges of each phase
- Some observations on examples where research and regulatory action disconnect
- Research-informed accounting and audit regulation is a “two-way” street
The discussion will utilise an example of three papers from the field of corporate finance / governance (see Recommended pre-reading).
When:
29 SEPTEMBER 2026 16:30-18:00 NB 177A
Lecturer:
Prof Stephen Taylor
University of Technology Sydney & Deputy Chair of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (Stephen’s CV below)
For whom:
The workshop is recommended to PhD students and young scholars, but any faculty member is warmly welcomed.
Registration:
By email to David Procházka (prochazd@vse.cz), not later than 27 September
Recommended pre-reading:
The working paper “Audit Fees and Client Regulatory Exposure” will be provided by email upon registration.
About Stephen Taylor
Stephen Taylor is UTS Distinguished Professor of Accounting in the Business School at the University of Technology Sydney, and Deputy Chair of the Australian Accounting Standards Board. In 2023 he was inducted into the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, which he currently serves as a Director and Treasurer. He was recognized in 2023 by the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand with its Outstanding Contribution to Accounting and Finance Practice award. Stephen is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (FCA) and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD).
During 2016-17, Stephen served as the inaugural Australian Business Deans’ Council Research Scholar. Prior to this appointment Stephen served as Associate Dean-Research in the UTS Business School from 2009-2016. From 2012-2015, Stephen also served as the Chair of the Business Academic Research Directors’ Network (BARDsNet), which represents the research interests of the Australian Business Dean’s Council. Immediately prior to joining UTS he was Professor of Accounting at the Australian School of Business, UNSW, where he also served as Acting Associate Dean (Research) in 2005-2006. Stephen has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan (Ross Business School) in 1993-4 and 1999-2000.
Stephen’s research has been published in leading international journals, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Corporate Finance. He currently serves as Editor for The International Journal of Accounting and the Journal of International Accounting Research, as well as the editorial boards of many top-tier journals.