This paper asks two questions. First, has the prevalence of expectations management tomeet/beat analyst expectations changed in the aftermath of the 2001-2002 accountingscandals and the passage of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)? Second, has the mixamong the three mechanisms used for meeting...

Bradshaw and Sloan (2002) document a significant increase in the difference between the earnings response coefficients (ERCs) for GAAP and Street (I/B/E/S) earnings over the 1990s, suggesting that the market has become increasingly reliant or fixated on Street earnings. In this study we...

This study investigates the association between proprietary costs and the quality offinancial reporting. Interpreting a firmacirc;not;quot;s financial reporting policy as a choice ofprecision (acirc;not;Squalityacirc;not;?) for the disclosed accounting earnings, I find evidence that the higher the...

This paper asks two questions. First, has the prevalence of expectations management tomeet/beat analyst expectations changed in the aftermath of the 2001-2002 accountingscandals and the passage of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)? Second, has the mixamong the three mechanisms used for meeting...

I investigate the determinants and economic consequences associated with firms financial reporting choices. Recognizing the endogeneity associated with these choices, Ifind evidence of a positive association between investors demands for firm-specificinformation and financial reporting quality....

We document that firms management of accounting earnings increased steadily from1987 until the passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), with a significant increaseduring the period prior to SOX, followed by a significant decline after passage of SOX.However, the increase in earnings management...

The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) introduced several governance reforms thatconsiderably increased the total risk exposure of CEOs. We examine the effects of these regulatory changes on compensation contracts of CEOs and their effect on risk taking subsequent to SOX. We find that while...

We examine earnings management behavior around SEOs, focusing on both real activities and accrual-based manipulation, and how this behavior varies over time and cross-sectionally. Although research has addressed the issues of earnings management around SEOs and earnings management via real...

Bradshaw, Richardson, and Sloan (BRS) find a negative relation between their comprehensive measure of corporate financing activities and future stock returns and future profitability. Noticing that accounting accruals are increases in net operatingassets on a company s balance sheet, we question...

We examine earnings management behavior around SEOs, focusing on both realactivities and accrual-based manipulation, and how this behavior varies over time andcross-sectionally. Although research has addressed the issues of earnings managementaround SEOs and earnings management via real...