We test for the causal impact of analyst coverage on corporate risk-taking in the property and casualty insurance sector, using the exogenous change in analyst coverage introduced by broker closures and mergers. We find that a decrease in analyst coverage promotes an increase in insurers’...

We examine whether mandatory research and development (R&D) investments disclosure matters to analyst forecast accuracy. Using a difference-in-differences research design, we document a significant decrease in forecast errors for firms that previously chose not to disclose R&D investments but...

We investigate the effect of information asymmetry on corporate tax avoidance. Using a difference-in-differences matching estimator to assess the effects of changes in analyst coverage caused by broker closures and mergers, we find that firms avoid tax more aggressively after a reduction in...

Many retail investment platforms have introduced artificial intelligence (AI) analysts to help individual investors gather insights and evaluate investment products. Yet, there is scant empirical effort examining the business impact of such an AI tool on individual investors' financial market...