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1、本科毕业论文(设计)外文翻译题目我国上市公司资产质量信息的披露研究专业会计学外文题目Limitedattention,InformationDisclosureandFinancialReporting外文出处FisherCollegeofBusiness外文作者DavidHirshleiferandSiewHongTeoh原文:Limitedattention,InformationDisclosureandFinancialReportingAbstractThispapermodelsfirms’choicesbetweenalternativemeansofpresentinginf
2、ormation,andtheeffectsofdifferentpresentationsonmarketpriceswheninvestorshavelimitedattentionandprocessingpower.Inamarketequilibriumwithpartiallyattentiveinvestors,weexaminetheeffectsofalternative:levelsofdiscretioninproformaearningsdisclosure,methodsofaccountingforemployeeoptioncompensation,anddeg
3、reesofaggregationinreporting.Wederiveempiricalimplicationsrelatingproformaadjustments,optioncompensation,thegrowth,persistence,andinformativenessofearnings,short-runmanagerialincentives,andotherfirmcharacteristicstostockpricereactions,misevaluation,long-runabnormalreturns,andcorporatedecisions.KeyW
4、ords:limitedattention,behavioralaccounting,investorpsychology,capitalmarkets,accountingregulation,disclosure,marketefficiency1IntroductionFirmsandregulatorscarenotjustabouttheinformationmadepubliclyavailabletoinvestors,buttheforminwhichitisrevealed.Oneissueofgreatconcerntopractitionersiswhetherinfo
5、rmationitemsshouldberecognizedaspartofearnings,ormerelydisclosedasafootnote.Anotheristheprominencewithwhichdifferentkindsofinformationaredisplayedinfinancialstatements.Thereisalsointenseconcernastotheformofdisclosure,evenwhentheinformationcontentofthealternativeformatsisidentical.Evidentlyregulator
6、sandcommentatorsthinkthatinvestorsareimperfectprocessorsofpubliclyavailableinformation.Suchconcernsarereflectedinthestructureofaccountingregulation,andinpoliticallychargeddebatesoversuchissuesasmergeraccounting,whetheremployeeoptioncompensationshouldbeexpensed,andtowhatextentfirmsshouldbefreetomake
7、proformadisclosuresthatdifferfromGAAPdefinitionsofearnings.12Incontrast,inexistinganalyticresearchonfinancialreporting,thechoicebetweenrecognitionversusdisclosure,andbetweenequivalentformsofdisclosureorrepo