We consider forecast guidance as a mechanism that managers use to avoid negative earnings surprises. Modeling forecast … forecast guidance to avoid negative earnings surprises than managers in weak-investor-protection countries. We also show that … US managers are more prone to use forecast guidance to avoid negative earnings surprises than managers in other countries …

forecast levels. A country's proximity to the US, importance to the firm, and visibility, as well as availability of more … precise information about foreign country exposures, contribute to consensus forecast efficiency. We identify a dimension of … — and show that it contributes to forecast efficiency, accuracy, and informativeness and that it helps the analyst achieve …

, higher forecast accuracy, and lower forecast dispersion. Moreover, the effect of product market power on analyst following … and forecast properties is more pronounced in countries with less effective competition laws and higher entry costs. These …

forward-looking information, thereby influencing corporate management forecast practices in different countries. We predict … voluntary disclosures and explains the cross-country variations in management forecast practices …

the level of annual report disclosure; and between forecast accuracy and the degree of enforcement of accounting standards …. I document that firm-level disclosures are positively related to forecast accuracy, suggesting that such disclosures … associated with higher forecast accuracy. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that enforcement encourages managers to …