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Accounting

Accounting

2009

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Role Of Accounting In Global Financial Crisis: Research And Open Questions, Shyam Sunder Dec 2009

Role Of Accounting In Global Financial Crisis: Research And Open Questions, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

No abstract provided.


Income Strategies Of Listed And Unlisted Companies: An Empirical Study Of Accounting Method Choices, Keith Duncan Aug 2009

Income Strategies Of Listed And Unlisted Companies: An Empirical Study Of Accounting Method Choices, Keith Duncan

Keith Duncan

This paper explores whether the political and contracting environments for listed and unlisted companies gives rise to different wealth incentives for management to judiciously select a portfolio of accounting procedures for the firm. The analysis indicates significant differences in the method choices made by the managers of listed and unlisted firms. For the listed firms, size as a proxy for political costs is negatively related to portfolio choice, supporting the political cost hypothesis. In addition, leverage and directors' percentage ownership are positively related to portfolio choice and thus support the debt contracting cost hypothesis. In contrast, none of the contracting …


Accounting Common Knowledge And The Dynamics Of Stock Markets, Shyam Sunder Jul 2009

Accounting Common Knowledge And The Dynamics Of Stock Markets, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

No abstract provided.