This paper investigates on the effects of economic recession in 2008 after the "financial crisis" with Firm - Level Data (non-financial sector) from the "Corporate Enterprise Annually Statistics" from 1994 to 2008. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of the shock on the...

This paper investigates the relationship between value relevance of the multi-step income statement and managerial opportunistic behavior. In Japan, net income is disclosed by three steps, i.e., 1) operating profits from core operating activity, 2) ordinary income, measured by adding gains and...

This paper investigates the attributes of the multi-step income 1) operating profits, 2) earnings before tax, special and extra-ordinary items, and 3) net income, and then this paper confirms the rationality of the multi-step performance reporting. We examine the relationship between the...

This research focuses on the decommissioning cost and the recycle cost of used nuclear fuel, which are incurred by nuclear power plant. We examine what incentive factors affect the discretionary measurement of those expenses in the year and investigate whether the discretionary components are...

The purpose of this paper is to compare the usefulness between net income and comprehensive income. The results by SUR (seemingly unrelated regression) show the following evidence. Although net income is more persistent than comprehensive income in one year, the persistence of comprehensive...

This paper investigates the value relevance of earnings components in the income statement, paying attention to the inter-period allocation of earnings. While prior studies only examine the pattern of allocation, this research examines both the relationship between the components in the year and...

In 2000, the reform of consolidated financial statements changed the income statement section where amortization of goodwill and gains and losses from interest method should be disclosed. The results in this paper show that the reform may improve the value relevance of operating profits and...

It is conceived that the percentage of completion method make periodical earnings smoother than the completed contract method and that it can reflect construction activities of the firm on earnings more timely. Based on this intuition, some people believe that earnings recognized by the...