extended information environment or more sustainable corporate tax strategies. In cross-sectional tests, we find that the …

When firms are forced to publicly disclose financial information, credit rating agencies are supposed to improve their … risk assessments. Theory predicts such an information quality effect but also an adverse reputational concerns effect … fundamentals. Analysts tend to give positive private information a lower weight in their risk assessment, while they put a higher …

informed about their piece rate realization, they adapt their performance. One third of subjects nevertheless forego this … instrumental information when given the choice - and perform stunningly well. Agents who are uninformed regarding their piece rate … self-selected information avoidance. All our findings can be captured by a model of optimally distorted expectations …

of instrumental information exist, studying information structures on performance pay. Second, information avoiders …Recent behavioral models argue in favor of avoidance of instrumental information. We explore the role of information … outperform information receivers. This result holds independently of effects of self-selection. Third, the findings support …

, such as performance. We address this question through a field experiment in an educational setting. We study the causal … impact of mindfulness meditation on academic performance through a randomized evaluation of a well-known 8-week mindfulness … and non-cognitive skills. However, it takes time before students' performance can benefit from mindfulness meditation: we …

this question, we use such textual and non-textual information about the names of Danish firms and their addresses as well … as their business purpose statements (BPSs) supplemented by core accounting information along with founder and initial … startup characteristics to forecast the performance of newly started enterprises over a five years' time horizon. The …