After controlling for economic performance (i.e., stock returns), we find that several proxies for analyst incentives as well as accounting-based fundamentals are related to an analyst's decision to drop coverage of a firm. When we separately consider the drop decisions of analysts with High vs....

This paper provides a comprehensive exploration of the types of accounting fraud committed by firms over the period 1995-2009. Using detailed data from US SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases (AAER), we examine the likelihood and timing of analyst coverage decisions and...

Financial analysts are important players in the marketplace. Analysts' reports, which include forecasts of earnings and stock recommendations, move market prices. Investors, both large and small, rely on the information in reports when forming their investment decisions. Given the relevance of...