This paper provides an interpretive synopsis of the results of a conference on inflation-induced distortions in financial reporting and taxation held in October 1981 at the height of the post-war inflation. It provides analysis of the magnitudes of the likely distortions in reporting and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the long-term relationship between the rate of inflation and the returns of real estate and financial assets traded in New Zealand markets. Design/methodology/approach – The question of whether these assets are good candidates to hedge...

This study examines the usefulness to investors of the “monetary correction” (corrección monetaria) required under Chilean accounting standards. The monetary correction arises when nonmonetary assets and liabilities and owners’ equity are restated for changes in the purchasing power of...

The purpose of this study is to show the importance of inflation accounting application in investment decision making in particular in stock markets. The effect of inflation accounting on stock returns is examined among the Turkish firms listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) in 2003....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the long‐term relationship between the rate of inflation and the returns of real estate and financial assets traded in New Zealand markets. Design/methodology/approach – The question of whether these assets are good candidates to hedge...

Existing and potential investors are vitally interested in the improvement of their wealth prospects. Receipt of cash, whether in the form of cash dividends or capital gains, represents fulfilment of this expectation. Such fulfilment is only possible when an enterprise registers growth in its...