Much attention has been paid to the large decreases in value of non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) during the financial crisis. Many observers have argued that the fall in prices was partly driven by decreased liquidity and fire sales. We investigate whether capital...

Die Finanzkrise von 2007-2009 hat eine intensive Debatte über die ökonomischen Konsequenzen des fair value accounting ausgelöst. Gegner argumentieren, dass fair value accounting zerstörerisch auf die Eigenmittelausstattung von Banken wirkt und zu adversen Effekten führt. Befürworter halten...

The recent financial crisis has led to a major debate about fair-value accounting. Many critics have argued that fair-value accounting, often also called mark-to-market accounting, has significantly contributed to the financial crisis or, at least, exacerbated its severity. In this paper, we...

We provide evidence on the valuation of equity positions by hedge fund advisors. Reported valuations deviate from standard valuations based on closing prices from CRSP for roughly seven percent of the positions. These deviations are economically significant for about 25 percent of the hedge fund...