We document the interrelationship of disclosure policy decisions by providing evidence that the cessation of quarterly management forecast guidance by 656 firms (“stoppers”) during 2004-2009 is associated with a pursuant increase in quarterly forecasts by previously non-forecasting firms in...

We investigate whether information transparency at the industry level is associated with the sustainability of within-industry differences in profitability. Since competitive actions lead to the elimination of intra-industry profitability differences, this investigation provides evidence on...

A manager may choose not to record the full extent of bad economic news reflected in negative stock returns (i.e. a manager may exercise low timely loss recognition) if she believes she has private information that justifies a more favorable outlook than the stock market’s pessimistic outlook....

Firms face a greater risk of lawsuits for overstated rather than understated earnings or net assets, suggesting conservatism can reduce firms’ expected legal costs. Because managers with legal expertise are more likely than other managers to recognize the legal benefits of conservatism, this...