The recent switch from the incurred credit loss model to the expected credit loss model is an important change to bank financial reporting systems around the world. The expected credit loss model requires banks to monitor their borrowers closely for more timely recognition of loan losses. We...

Using the SEC’s 2016 Tick Size Pilot Program (TSPP) as a natural experiment, we investigate the effects of investors’ information acquisition on equity versus debt financing. We find a significant increase in firms’ preference for equity over debt issuance after the TSPP’s...

Capex guidance disclosed by a firm’s peers provides useful information about their investment plans. We document a positive association between peers’ capex guidance and managerial learning about investment opportunities from stock prices, as captured by investment-q sensitivity, which is...

Customer referencing refers to the phenomenon of a firm intentionally revealing its customers so that the firm can obtain certification of the quality of its products. In this paper, we examine the association between customer referencing and firms’ future product market performance. We find...

Using different U.S. states’ staggered adoption of a legislative change that makes it easier for shareholders to compel firms to switch to a majority voting system, we find that this legislation leads to more income-increasing earnings management. This finding is consistent with firms...