We examine the capital market pricing implications of firm disclosure opacity as measured by the linguistic readability of REIT annual reports. The SEC has expressed concern that firms selectively manage the transparency of disclosures in order to hide adverse information. After controlling for...

We examine the capital market pricing implications of firm disclosure opacity as measured by the linguistic readability of REIT annual reports. The SEC has expressed concern that firms selectively manage the transparency of disclosures in order to hide adverse information. After controlling for...

Using a sample of equity REITs traded on major U.S. exchanges between 1990 and 2009, we investigate the relationship between REIT line of credit usage and subsequent firm profitability. Our results, which are robust across multiple accounting measures of firm operating performance, indicate...

This study examines the determinants of REIT capital structure decisions from 1990-2008. Using a broad sample of 2,409 firm-year observations, we find that asset tangibility is positively related to leverage, while profitability and market-to-book ratios are negatively related. Additional...

This study examines fund manager skill using a sample of Real Estate Investment Trust Unit Investment Trusts (REIT UITs). It also investigates how REIT UIT performance compares to investing in REIT mutual funds. Are REIT UIT fund managers able to select REITs that deliver superior performance?...

This study introduces a new publicly traded real estate security known as an ETF REIT short share. In addition to examining the return, correlation, autocorrelation, partial-order autocorrelation, stationarity, and Granger Causality characteristics of this new investment vehicle, we demonstrate...

We examine the investor reaction to emotionally charged information. Using the audio files of quarterly earnings conference calls and specialized Layered Voice Analysis software, we isolate the emotional content of managers' vocal cues. With results that are both statistically and economically...

We examine the investor reaction to emotionally charged information. Using audio files of quarterly earnings conference calls and specialized Layered Voice Analysis software, we isolate the emotional content of managers' vocal cues. With results that are both statistically and economically...