.... Further analyses show that the market reaction to a firm's CSR disclosure is reduced when its financial reporting is more conservative. Our evidence suggests that the quantity and quality of CSR disclosures are associated with the degree of accounting conservatism. Therefore, stakeholders should consider...

...Rui Ge; Nicholas Seybert; Feida (Frank) Zhang SYNOPSIS This paper investigates the association between investor sentiment and accounting conservatism. We find that managers recognize economic losses in earnings in a more timely manner during periods of high investor sentiment. Further...

...Michael L. Ettredge; Ying (Julie) Huang; Weining Zhang SYNOPSIS Positive accounting theory predicts that conservative financial reporting averts GAAP-based litigation. However, very little empirical evidence addresses whether and how accounting conservatism provides these benefits. Using a sample...

... otherwise. It is not a “solution” for the simple reason that the measurement issues are multifaceted. The assumption, Equation (3) , describes a steady-state situation where fluctuations in growth and the degree in accounting conservatism are approximated as constants. We believe that these are helpful...

...Lucy Huajing Chen; David M. Folsom; Wonsun Paek; Heibatollah Sami SYNOPSIS We examine the effect of accounting conservatism on earnings persistence and the stock market's valuation of earnings. Using a sample of U.S. companies during the period of 1988–2010, we find that firms with more...

[email protected] October 2010 September 2011 2012 book value of equity negative book value valuation losses R&D accounting conservatism The accounting literature well documents that the frequency of reported losses has increased significantly over recent decades...