P D Leake lecture: Accounting standards and the economics of standards

The 2008 P D Leake Lecture 'Accounting Standards and the Economics of Standards', was given by Professor Geoff Meeks and Professor Peter Swann. Peter Holgate, Senior Technical Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, gave a practitioner response.

Overview

The lecture reviewed the role of standards in promoting economic efficiency, wealth creation and efficient capital markets, and examined the case for and against a single set of global standards.

Webcast

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Further information

Speakers

Professor Geoff Meeks

University of Cambridge

Professor Peter Swann

University of Nottingham

Peter Holgate

Senior Technical Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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