Whether and how accounting information quality affects the cost of capital has been a matter of much debate. We contribute to this debate by linking accounting information quality to systematic risk, inspired by recent theoretical discussions. Using the universe of firms jointly listed in the...

We examine how accounting information influences corporate risk-taking. We predict that transparent accounting disclosure can influence corporate risk-taking by enabling managers to better evaluate risks and by enabling investors to better monitor managers' risk appetite. We test this prediction...

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are among the most important investment activities for companies, but they contain great risks. We investigate the role of accounting conservatism in M&A target selection and risk. We find that for risk-averse reasons, firms with high accounting conservatism are...