In the absence of quoted prices in active markets, the measurement of fair values is complex and difficult to verify. Prior literature finds that investors discount fair value estimates based on unobservable inputs (i.e., Level 3). However, these value relevance tests cannot discern whether the...

This dissertation comprises three distinct chapters. The third chapter examines the capital market effects of standardized voluntary disclosure of industry-specific information in an ex-ante strong information environment, which is the European real estate sector. We compute three proxies...

This study examines whether the application of the fair value option (FVO) induces different levels of earnings volatility during the time period from January 2006 until July 2007 using an international sample of 227 banks from 42 countries. Although fair value accounting is generally believed...

This dissertation comprises three distinct chapters. The second chapter examines the return relevance, value relevance, and risk relevance of OCR gains and losses on FVOL. Using a global sample of IFRS banks from 2006 to 2015, we find that recognized OCR gains and losses are negatively related...