Companies' earnings conference calls are perceived to be venues for sell‐side equity analysts to ask management questions. In this study, we examine another important conference call participant — the buy‐side analyst — that has been under-explored in the literature due to data...

Recent research suggests managerial short-termism is associated with lower corporate sustainability, measured by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and sustainable institutional ownership. Using plant-level data on toxic releases from the United States Environmental Protection...

Companies' earnings conference calls are perceived to be venues for sell-side equity analysts to ask management questions. In this study, we examine another important conference call participant — the buy-side analyst — that has been underexplored in the literature due to data limitations....