Discussion of "Contracting theory and accounting."
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The area in which contracting theory has had the most significant effect in accounting is agency theory research in managerial accounting. Richard A. Lambert provides a valuable insight into this subject, but gives insufficient attention to areas where the agency paradigm makes forecasts that do not correspond with observed practice.
Publication Name: The Journal of Accounting and Economics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0165-4101
Year: 2001
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Contracting theory and accounting
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A discussion of agency theory and its relevance to accounting issues is presented. It is suggested that there are several interesting matters that arise in multi-periods agency models. The one that is most interesting to accounting is linked with the role of lead-lag effects in performance measures.
Publication Name: The Journal of Accounting and Economics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0165-4101
Year: 2001
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Discussion of analysts' treatment of non-recurring items in street earnings and loss function assumptions in rational expectations tests on financial analysts' earnings forecasts
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The papers of Gu and Chen on " Analysts' treatment of non-recurring items in street earnings" and Basu and Markov on "Loss function assumptions in rational expectations tests on financial analysts earnings forecasts" are examined critically.
Publication Name: The Journal of Accounting and Economics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0165-4101
Year: 2004
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