Swiss Doctoral Program Network in Accounting Research

The Swiss Doctoral Program Network in Accounting Research (DAR) is a partnership among the Universities of Basel, Bern, Neuchâtel, and Zurich. DAR offers a competitive doctoral course program in the area of accounting research. The courses cover a relevant set of topics and research methodologies applied in academic accounting research and are taught by leading international experts in their field.

Source: University of  Zurich

Courses in Neuchâtel

7-9 September 2026

Hans B. Christensen, University of Chicago (Booth School of Business), « European CSR Policies and the Developing World »

It is currently not possible to register for this course. Registration will be open in Spring 2026.

  • Syllabus (TBA)

Past courses

1-3 September 2025

Laurent Frésard, Università della Svizzera italiana, « Empirical Methods for Corporate Finance and Accounting Research »

2-4 September 2024

Hans B. Christensen, University of Chicago (Booth School of Business), « Corporate Social Responsibility and Policy Assessment »

5-7 September 2022

Laurent Frésard, Università della Svizzera italiana, « Empirical Methods for Corporate Finance and Accounting Research »

15-16 June 2022

Paul Skandera, « Writing to Be Published: English Academic Writing Conventions and Style »

22-23 August 2019

Paul Skandera, « Writing to Be Published in Accounting, Finance, and Economics Journals: English Academic Writing Conventions and Style »

15-17 May 2019

Laurent Frésard, Università della Svizzera italiana, « Empirical Methods for Corporate Finance and Accounting Research »

21-23 August 2018

Christian Leuz, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, « Empirical Research on Disclosure, Reporting, and Transparency in Markets and Regulation »

4-6 September 2017

Susan Hancock, Teacher of Academic and Business English, « How to Write Successfully for Top Tier Accounting Journals »

3-5 May 2017

Laurent Frésard, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business,  » Empirical Methods for Corporate Finance and Accounting Research »

20-22 April 2016

Stephen G. Ryan, NYU Stern School of Business, « Empirical Research on Financial Reporting by Banks and for Financial Instruments »

9-11 September 2015

Mary E. Barth, Stanford Graduate School of Business, « Current issues in Financial Reporting »

1-3 June 2015

Laurent Frésard, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, « Empirical Methods for Corporate Finance and Accounting Research »

19-20 May 2014

Gilles Hilary, INSEAD, « Analyst Research: What can we learn from them »

12-16 May 2014

Laurent Frésard, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, « Methodology in Empirical Accounting and Finance »

Contact

Institute of Financial Analysis
Faculty of Economics and Business
Rue A.-L. Breguet 2
2000 Neuchâtel

Institute secretariat

Office 1.262 (1st floor)

messagerie.iaf@unine.ch
Tel. +41 32 718 13 50