Ricks [1982] found that stock returns near the earnings disclosure dates of 1974 LIFO adopters were negative and significantly lower than returns near the earnings disclosure dates of firms not using LIFO.Given that firms adopting LIFO in 1974 were voluntarily switching to an accounting method...

Is it plausible that important corporate events such as write-offs, averaging around 20% of firms? market values, are associated with stock-price responses of less than 1%? We investigate this question by observing a lengthy period before and after the announcement date. We find, as suggested by...