We consider the strategic timing of information releases in a dynamic disclosure model. Because investors don’t know …

protects firms when in a weak competitive position, while equityholders prefer more disclosure to maximize profitability when …

disclosure or introducing a derivatives market may backfire, aggravating fragility (in particular when the asset side of a … financial intermediary is opaque). It is found that the regulator should set together disclosure and prudential policy. The …

We collect data on the rules and practices of financial and conflict disclosure by politicians in 175 countries …. Although two thirds of the countries have some disclosure laws, less than a third make disclosures available to the public …. Disclosure is more extensive in richer and more democratic countries. Disclosure is correlated with lower perceived corruption …

discourage discretionary disclosure. On the other hand, by opening up foreign markets and enhancing firms’ growth opportunities …

This paper models the effect of disclosure on real investment. We show that, even if the act of disclosure is costless …, a high-disclosure policy can be costly. Some information ("soft") cannot be disclosed. Increased disclosure of "hard … soft information, increased disclosure induces the manager to improve hard information at the expense of soft, e.g. by …