This article looks at the usefulness of measuring a company's wealth and net income using the fair value method. In this regard, the key question--is fair value relevant?--can be analysed as follows: do fair value "accounting numbers" provide a better estimate of the value of a company and the...

In 2003, the IASB and the US FASB formed a Joint International Group (JIG) whose objective was to carry out a project originally untitled « Performance Reporting » establishing new international financial reporting standards for performance reporting. By envisaging the use of a comprehensive...

Probability weighting is one of the cornerstones of decision-making theories accommodating gambling preferences. This paper examines its relevance to explaining employee stock option exercise behavior. We characterized the optimal exercise policy for a representative employee with Rank-Dependent...

Ouvrage collectif rassemblant quinze contributions d'universitaires et de professionnels traitant, sous l'angle technique, politique ou de la gouvernance, des conséquences et de la signification de l'introduction de la juste valeur dans les normes comptables internationales.

The goodwill is, by nature, complex since this notion encompasses two realities: the first is an economic concept – the expected present value of economic profits – the second is an accounting aggregate – the excess of the acquirer’s purchase price over the fair values of the target’s...

Les principes et les règles comptables qui régissent l'élaboration et la présentation des états financiers d'une entreprise (ou d'un groupe) ont pour objet de réduire l'incertitude et l'imprécision qui affectent la mesure du résultat et de la situation financière. Les managers disposent...