We conduct two experiments with experienced accountants to investigate how fair value accounting affects managers' real economic decisions. In Experiment 1, we find that participants are more likely to make sub-optimal decisions (e.g., forgo economically sound hedging opportunities) when...

We conduct an experiment to examine how repeated exposure to earnings notifications and notification checking mode affect investors' reactions to managers' strategic positive emphasis in the title of a disclosure when firm performance is mixed. We find that a title with (versus without) a...

We conduct an experiment with MBA students where we manipulate whether participants are exposed to an analyst’s name in Stage 1, and whether they are given a cue in Stage 2 about the particular analyst’s prior performance as an All-star analyst. We find that in the absence of a favorable...

We conduct two experiments to investigate how investors react to attributions accompanying management guidance. In our first experiment, we investigate the joint effect of attribution locus (external versus internal attribution) and guidance-news valence (positive versus negative guidance news)...

Managers have discretion as to whether to quantify their earnings guidance and supplementary disclosures. Using an experimental approach, we provide and test theory that when guidance is qualitative, quantifying supplementary attributions leads to more favorable investment judgments; for...

We investigate the joint effects of analyst reputation, uncertainty, and guidance news valence on analysts’ reliance on management guidance. We find that, compared to less reputable analysts, reputable analysts rely less on guidance when they issue earnings forecasts. This analyst reputation...