Die GEABA zeichnet in jedem Jahr das beste Korreferat aus. Hierbei wird der Korreferent mit dem anregendsten und kritischsten Vortrag prämiert – ganz nach René Descartes.
| 2014 | Ulf Schiller | The Effects of Disclosure Policy on Risk Management Incentives and Market Entry | |
| 2015 | Karl Morasch | Supply Side Effects of Pollution Tax Rate Asymmetries | |
| 2016 | Anna Ressi | Sabotage in capital budgeting: The effect of control and honesty on investment decisions | |
| 2017 | Jörg Schiller | Reference Pricing Systems on the Pharmaceutical Market | |
| 2018 | Jörg Budde | Accounting Conservatism and Long-term Debt Contracts: Taking into Account Renegotation | |
| 2019 | Michael Ebert | The impact of book-tax conformity on reporting and investment behavior | |
| 2022 | Ulrich Schäfer | Strategic use of tone in disclosures |