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We study accounting choice around firm-level collective agreement negotiations. Prior literature argues that managers … make income-decreasing accounting choices to limit the concessions made to trade unions. However, empirical research to … than accounting actions to minimize payments. In particular, we find evidence consistent with (i) managerial strategic …
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This paper examines the effect of accruals subjectivity on the way investors use the information contained in accruals to set the interest rates charged in debt contracts. To measure the degree of subjectivity involved in the estimation of accruals we use several indicators of their ex ante...
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independent experts are inefficient in reducing accounting manipulation in our sample, except when they are designated by …
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artificially smooth earnings and it¿s possible to reduce the stock¿s systematic risk manipulating accounting profits. El presente …
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The poor stock price performance of firms that raise capital through seasoned equity offerings is one of the recent puzzles in financial literature. In this study we investigate whether pre-issue earnings management can explain these results for rights issues in Spain. Consistent with this...
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A fundamental question about the analysis of financial information is the potential manipulations that could be introduced by insiders in the information that is revealed to investors. In this context, this article is focused on the analysis of abnormal accruals as a potential instrument to...
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In the advent of Customer Relationship Management, a more accurate profile of the consumer is needed. The objective of this paper is to show the usefulness of knowing consumer¿s complete utility function through his/her marginal utilities. This approach allows one to form groups of individuals...
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In recent years, users' information needs have changed, and forward-looking information has become of great importance, as it has been highlighted in many international and national reports. Nonetheless, Spanish regulations are not very specific in this respect, since although it is required to...
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MVA and several performance measures (accounting benefit vs. EVA)is carried out with a sample of Spanish firms. Using … other performance measures like accounting benefit. Furthermore, the fact of taking intoaccount a capital charge for the …
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In financial literature, different ways of estimating the cash flow generated in a firm can be found. These methods are based on the estimation of these flows and on the analysis of the components that are involved in them. Although the estimation is important, we want to know what these cash...
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