Essays about: "Earnings persistence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Earnings persistence.

  1. 1. A Hard Pill to Swallow? Subsidized Contraceptives and Women's Intergenerational Mobility in a Difference-in-Differences Framework

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Matilda Fors; Lisa-Maria Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : intergenerational mobility; income persistence; contraceptives; fertility; natural experiment;

    Abstract : The theory and methods of intergenerational mobility attempt to explain the transmission of socioeconomic status between family members of different generations. In this thesis, we study the causal effect of access to contraceptives on the intergenerational mobility of women. READ MORE

  3. 2. Procyclical effects of fair value accounting : A study of Nordic investment property companies

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för företagsekonomi

    Author : Jonas Andersson; Frank van Dorsselaer; [2021]
    Keywords : Fair value accounting; IFRS; investment property; dividends; NAV deviation;

    Abstract : Fair value accounting for investment property has been mandatory in the EU since the adoption of IFRS 13 and has been both heavily criticized and praised. Previous research suggests that there are some inherent issues with fair value accounting for investment property, such as lacking reliability and persistence of reported unrealized earnings. READ MORE

  4. 3. The predictive content of one-time accounting items

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Sebastian Roth; [2020]
    Keywords : Special items; One-time items; Firm life cycle; Earnings persistence; Profit margins;

    Abstract : My paper suggests that investors can leverage corporate life cycle theory to enhance their understanding of one-time items, helping them to decide whether those items shall be considered or neglected. One-time revenues are only associated with future performance for longer earnings windows in mature firms. READ MORE

  5. 4. One Instance Not a Trend: Empirical Lack of Persistence in Earnings Prediction. Revisiting the EMH in Sweden with an active fund selection framework

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Martin Hogen; Fredrik Stenkil; [2016-09-22]
    Keywords : Active Management; Active Share; Active Fundamental Performance; Efficient Market Hypothesis; EMH; Earnings Prediction; Stock Picking; Fama-French; Sharpe; Jiang Zheng; Mutual Funds; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the performance of active fund management in Sweden 2006-2015 by applying a framework to identify mutual fund managers whose index deviations historically have proved successful around earnings announcements. The Active Fundamental Performance (AFP) measure, proposed by Jiang & Zheng (2015), is defined as covariance between deviations from market weights and three-day alpha around earnings. READ MORE

  6. 5. Who is winning the earnings game? : A study about earnings management and subsequent stock returns in the U.S equities market.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Albin Bjurman; Afroza Rahman; [2014]
    Keywords : Real earnings management; accrual-based management; stock returns; accounting variables; stock repurchases; asset pricing; earnings management;

    Abstract : The earnings game and myopic performance focus induce managers to use judgment and influence to alter the reported earnings. Earnings management is the umbrella term for such manipulative actions, by accruals management or real activates management. READ MORE