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The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (JAPP) conference rotates yearly between the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the IE Business School in Spain and the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

2017 JAPP Conference

The Smith School Hosts 2017 Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Conference
On June 9, 2017, the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the 2017 Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (JAPP) Conference in College Park, Md. The theme of the sixth annual conference was, "The Interactions between Regulatory Institutions and Accounting: A Public Policy Perspective." The editors of JAPP are Lawrence A. Gordon and Martin P. Loeb, both professors of accounting and information assurance at the Smith School.

2016 JAPP Conference

The 2016 Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (JAPP) conference took place at the IE Business School–Madrid Campus. The fifth conference was focused around the theme of Sustainability Accounting, Reporting and Assurance.

2015 JAPP Conference

The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (JAPP) held its fourth annual conference on May 29, 2015, at LSE. The theme of the conference was 'Accounting Regulation and Politics'.

2014 JAPP Conference

Conference Explores Accounting and Risk Management
Research presented at the third annual Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Conference in College Park, Md., shows how the expectation of a safety net — which comes with strings attached — actually reins in shareholders and managers with limited liability.