Discussion of “Financial reporting frequency, information asymmetry, and the cost of equity”
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Verdi, Rodrigo
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August 2012
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Journal of Accounting and Economics
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Elsevier
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Verdi, Rodrigo S. “Discussion of ‘Financial Reporting Frequency, Information Asymmetry, and the Cost of Equity.’” Journal of Accounting and Economics 54, no. 2–3 (October 2012): 150–153.
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Abstract
Fu, Kraft and Zhang (2012) use a hand-collected sample of firms with different interim reporting frequencies from 1951 to 1973 to test whether higher reporting frequency is associated with lower information asymmetry and a lower cost of equity capital. Their results suggest that firms with higher reporting frequency (e.g., firms reporting quarterly as opposed to annually) have lower information asymmetry and a lower cost of equity capital. In this discussion, I expand on FKZ by elaborating on their hypothesis development and research design, and providing suggestions for future research.
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Sloan School of Management
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2012.07.004
