Accounting and Accountability in Emerging Economies (AAEE) Conference 2025

The Accounting and Accountability in Emerging Economies (AAEE) 4th Biennial Conference and Emerging Scholars Colloquium 2025 will be held in Bali, Indonesia.

The Accounting and Accountability in Emerging Economies* (AAEE) Conference will provide a high-profile forum for academics, policy makers, research students and other key stakeholders to discuss issues relating to, and deepening and broadening knowledge of, the role accounting and accountability in emerging economies; and to build and consolidate a network of active institutions, scholars and policy makers involved in accounting, accountability and global development research. This year’s theme is “Sustainable Development and Accountability in Emerging Economies.”

The Conference welcomes research papers using diverse methodological and theoretical approaches which highlight their policy and practical implications. Further, it seeks to engage researchers, policy makers, consultants and development scholars in generating ideas on how accounting and accountability can enhance economic and social development. The conference is hosted in Indonesia for the first time, in collaboration with Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and Udayana University, and in association with the Centre for Accountability and Global Development, University of Essex.

* Emerging Economies include both transitional (post-communist) and less developed countries