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How And When Matters: An In-Depth Look At Tennessee Public Accounting Professionals’ Perceptions Of International Accounting, Jordan Alexander Tipton Dec 2015

How And When Matters: An In-Depth Look At Tennessee Public Accounting Professionals’ Perceptions Of International Accounting, Jordan Alexander Tipton

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.


Healthcare And The Market: An Event Study On The 2012 Reelection Of President Barack Obama, Robert Parrish Graham Aug 2015

Healthcare And The Market: An Event Study On The 2012 Reelection Of President Barack Obama, Robert Parrish Graham

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.


Accounting Information Risk And Credit Ratings, Douglas Ray Ayres May 2015

Accounting Information Risk And Credit Ratings, Douglas Ray Ayres

Doctoral Dissertations

Using a sample of U.S. firms, this study explores whether accounting information risk has an impact upon corporate credit ratings, a long term measure of the cost of debt. Theory suggests that accounting information risk could impact shorter term measures of the cost of debt, but is unclear as to whether it will have measurable effects upon the long term cost of debt. This study employs SFAS 157 level three fair value disclosures as a proxy for accounting information risk. The findings suggest higher levels of accounting information risk negatively impact credit ratings. This is supported by both levels and …


Are Auditor And Audit Committee Report Changes Useful To Investors? Evidence From The United Kingdom, Lauren Carse Reid May 2015

Are Auditor And Audit Committee Report Changes Useful To Investors? Evidence From The United Kingdom, Lauren Carse Reid

Doctoral Dissertations

Recently, U.S. and international regulators have proposed significant changes to auditor and audit committee reporting with the stated intention of delivering more useful information to stakeholders. Whether new disclosure requirements achieve this intended benefit, however, is unknown. Exploiting the exogenous shock of the recent changes to auditor and audit committee reports in the United Kingdom, I find that information asymmetry significantly decreased following the implementation of the new disclosure regime. Furthermore, I find that reductions in information asymmetry are greater for firms with weaker information environments, suggesting that the new disclosure requirements particularly benefit investors in these firms. Additionally, I …


Troubled Asset Relief Program: Impact As Seen In The Agricultural Sector, Georgia Maye Ralston May 2015

Troubled Asset Relief Program: Impact As Seen In The Agricultural Sector, Georgia Maye Ralston

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.