Has the information content of quarterly earnings announcements declined in the past three decades?

被引：214

作者：

Landsman, WR ^{[1
]}

Maydew, EL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH | 2002年 / 40卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/1475-679X.00071

中图分类号：

F8 [财政、金融];

学科分类号：

0202 ;

摘要：

This paper examines changes in the information content of earnings over the past three decades using the two metrics from Beaver [1968]: abnormal trading volume and abnormal return volatility. We find no evidence of a decline in the information content of earnings announcements over the past three decades, as measured by both abnormal trading volume and return volatility around quarterly earnings announcements. If anything, our results suggest an increase over time in the informativeness of quarterly earnings announcements. Variables reflecting changes in firm-specific factors account for a portion of the observed increase.

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页码：797 / 808

页数：12

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