The Role of Accounting in the Financial Crisis: Lessons for the Future
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Kothari, S. P.
Lester, Rebecca C.
Date Issued
January 2012
Journal
Accounting Horizons
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American Accounting Association
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Kothari, S. P., and Rebecca Lester. “The Role of Accounting in the Financial Crisis: Lessons for the Future.” Accounting Horizons 26.2 (2012): 335–351. Web.
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Abstract
The advent of the Great Recession in 2008 was the culmination of a perfect storm of lax regulation, a growing housing bubble, rising popularity of derivatives instruments, and questionable banking practices. In addition to these causes, management incentives as well as certain U.S. accounting standards contributed to the financial crisis. We outline the significant effects of these incentive structures and the role of fair value accounting standards during the crisis, and discuss implications and relevance of these rules to practitioners, standard-setters, and academics.
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Sloan School of Management
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https://doi.org/10.2308/acch-50134
