Econometrics of the Basu Asymmetric Timeliness Coefficient and Accounting Conservatism

A substantial literature investigates conditional conservatism, defined as asymmetric accounting recognition of economic shocks (“news”), and how it depends on various market, political, and institutional variables. Studies typically assume the Basu [1997] asymmetric timeliness coefficient (the incr...

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Main Authors: BALL, RAY, KOTHARI, S. P., NIKOLAEV, VALERI V., Kothari, S. P.
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Wiley Blackwell 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/87767
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1120-1177