This paper examines individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) to offset their carbon footprint in response to receiving information about (i) the size of their own carbon footprint, and (ii) further receiving in addition information about the difference between their carbon footprint and the target...

We examine the strategic choice of peer comparables in fairness opinions (FOs) used in M&A valuations. Using a hand-collected sample of peer comparable analyses and a regulatory shock to appraisal lawsuit risk, we show that target-sought FOs employ lower-valued peers when litigation risk is...

We develop a firm-specific measure of valuation uncertainty from the distribution of valuations predicted by an empirical multiples-based valuation model. The measure is effective in summarizing the information in existing proxies and offers substantial incremental variation. Among many possible...

This paper contrasts the valuation of accounting numbers related to two classes of assets - the internally managed, fully-controlled assets versus the "significant influence" investments, that is, investments where the investing firm exercises influence, but not control, over the assets. We find...

Prior valuation studies have developed and improved valuation models. However, these models are often difficult to use, because estimating their various factors requires lots of skills and experience. Thus, this study aims to provide a simple valuation method for the listed firms based on value...