Prior research has shown improvements in analysts' forecast accuracy around various events (e.g. new disclosure regulations or cross-listings), but these studies do not consider a change in the composition and ability of analysts providing forecasts over time. By studying foreign firms...

We investigate whether analysts' long-term growth (LTG) forecasts are a signal of analyst effort, which is reflected in the long-term profitability of their stock recommendations. We develop a one-year-ahead LTG forecast likelihood score and execute a trading strategy that generates average...

Den westlichen Industriegesellschaften steht ein dramatischer Wandel in der Altersstruktur bevor. Wallace beschreibt die Auswirkungen auf Finanzmärkte, Eigentumsverhältnisse, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Kultur, Arbeitsmarkt sowie Rentensystem.

This article reviews the tax recognition issue associated a firm’s abandonment of, or federal tax disqualification from, using the “last-in, first-out” method of inventory accounting in light of the recent Securities and Exchange Commission movement towards requiring American publicly...