We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the fitness of national German (German Commercial Code - Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB)) and international (IAS and US-GAAP) accounting information, as well as European patent data to explain the market values of German manufacturing firms. For the...

The aim of this study is to determine whether accruals have information value beyond that provided by isolated current cash flows for the prediction of future cash flows. Using a sample of 4,397 Spanish companies (mostly privately held), we estimate in-sample regressions of future cash flows on...

IAS 1 regulates the contents and layout bases of the financial statements. Financial statements addressees are those who cannot demand customized reports from the company for their own information needs. A complete financial statement includes the stateme

We provide evidence on the long standing concern on auditor conflicts of interest from providing non-audit services (NAS) to audit clients by using rarely explored NAS fee data from 1978-80. Using this earlier setting, we find cross-sectional evidence of improved earnings quality when auditors...

Several recent studies have empirically examined the claim that fair value accounting (FVA) contributed to the financial crisis of 2008. Most of this research relies on stock price and/or financial statement data from commercial banks to investigate the role played by FVA in this financial...

XBRL is a language for the electronic communication of business and financial data, which is revolutionizing business reporting around the world. It provides major benefits in the preparation, analysis, and communication of business information. This note takes a foundational step toward a...

We study the effects of regulating the timing of disclosure on the quality of accounting information, using a 2003 U.S. regulatory change that accelerates 10-K filing deadlines as a research setting. Employing a difference-in-differences design, we find that the likelihood of issuing financial...

This paper examines the effect of financial restatements on the firm's source of debt financing, contractual debt covenants and cost of debt, both in the public and the private debt markets. Using a sample of public debt issued, we find evidence of higher treasury-spreads post restatement, which...

With the increased focus on corporate culture as an important determinant of organizational behavior and outcomes, we study how corporate culture affects firm financial reporting quality. Relying on the Competing Values Framework (CVF) to define four types of corporate culture, we find that...

I use standard setters’ description of comparability to conceptualize two forms of incomparability in financial reporting. Using a laboratory experiment, I construct states of both comparability and incomparability and investigate investors’ capital allocation decisions under each....