The Effects of Financial Reporting and Disclosure on Corporate Investment: A Review

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. A fundamental question in accounting is whether and to what extent financial reporting facilitates the allocation of capital to the right investment projects. Over the last two decades, a large and growing body of literature has contributed to our understanding of whether and wh...

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Main Authors: Roychowdhury, Sugata, Shroff, Nemit, Verdi, Rodrigo S
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/136455
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Summary:© 2019 Elsevier B.V. A fundamental question in accounting is whether and to what extent financial reporting facilitates the allocation of capital to the right investment projects. Over the last two decades, a large and growing body of literature has contributed to our understanding of whether and why financial reporting affects investment decision-making. We review the empirical literature on this topic, provide a framework to organize this literature, and highlight opportunities for future research.