This paper provides a new set of tests on the relationship between product market competition, information processing cost, and production of information by managers. The recent regulation regarding the mandatory adoption of XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is a natural experiment...

This study attempts to predict high growth firm (HGF) status with financial ratios. Measures related to the firm's effectiveness in using assets to generate profits, EBITDA margin, debt ratio, equity-to-debt ratio and return on assets are associated with HGF status. While the financial ratios...