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this reform on the probabilities of being self-employed and transition into and out of self-employment, using cross …
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undergoing fundamental reforms in many Western countries. Starting with cohort 1937, Germany introduced permanent pension … background of this reform for cohorts 1935-1945. I measure the profitability with the internal rate of return (IRR) and use high … that the deductions introduced by the reform only cause some part of this trend. The majority of the trend, about 75 …
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Prior literature documents the usefulness of the DuPont disaggregation for predicting firms future profitability, operating income, and stock market returns. In addition, research also emphasizes the importance of earnings quality information. However, there is a lack of research examining how...
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This study investigates the development of income-decreasing discretionary expenses surrounding CEO turnovers at banks. We expect incoming CEOs to take an earnings bath during the initial stage of their tenure. For a sample of German banks over the period 1993-2012, we document that (1) incoming...
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Several studies have addressed, with conflicting results, the issue of procyclical effects of loan loss provisions in the past. More recently, the weak performance of incurred loss models in the financial crisis has given rise to a new debate on the sound design of credit risk provisioning...
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We investigate the relationship between the transparency of loan loss provision disclosures and the provisioning practices of privately held banks. We study a unique change in disclosure regulation under German banking law which introduces mandatory disclosures of loan loss provisions. Using...
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