In this dissertation, I examine the impact of earnings management and expectations management on the usefulness of earnings and analyst forecasts in firm valuation. Earnings and analyst forecasts are important inputs into accounting valuation models. Their ability to reflect current and predict...

We investigate the implications of voluntary forecasting activity on the persistence of actual reported figures. We further explore the impact of managements' error direction (i.e. pessimistic versus optimistic manager) on the persistence of actual reported figures. We finally explore whether...