We investigate the joint effects of analyst reputation, uncertainty, and guidance news valence on analysts’ reliance on management guidance. We find that, compared to less reputable analysts, reputable analysts rely less on guidance when they issue earnings forecasts. This analyst reputation...

We conduct two experiments with experienced accountants to investigate how fair value accounting affects managers' real economic decisions. In Experiment 1, we find that participants are more likely to make sub-optimal decisions (e.g., forgo economically sound hedging opportunities) when...

We conduct two experiments to investigate how investors react to attributions accompanying management guidance. In our first experiment, we investigate the joint effect of attribution locus (external versus internal attribution) and guidance-news valence (positive versus negative guidance news)...