In my last FASRI blog post, I stated that XBRL represents a significant paradigm shift in financial reporting and analysis from paper/PDF based financial statements to electronic data that can be manipulated to meet users’ needs. This paradigm shift has implications for not only what research questions we might ask (the subject of the prior [...] Read more > >
In a paper just posted on SSRN, Cornell PhD student Young-Jun Cho and I assess the performance of a stock market called SLCapex. From the abstract: SLCapex is a stock exchange owned and operated by “residents” of the online virtual world Second Life. Despite its almost complete lack of regulation and legal protections against fraud [...] Read more > >
I know all my recent posts seem to be arising from my PhD seminar. But hey, putting together materials for an introductory seminar makes one think about some basic research issues. One paper I assign is the Watts and Zimmerman excuses paper. In case you are unfamiliar with the paper, I view it as presenting [...] Read more > >
As most FASRI followers are aware, the IASB and FASB are revising their Conceptual Frameworks. The new and old frameworks posit that relevance of information for making decisions is a key attribute for determining if a particular number should be included in financial reports. Read more > >
In a May 2010 Harvard Business Review article, Dana Carney (assistant professor at Columbia University) answers questions about her research that examines the relationship between a sense of power and the ability to deceive others. Although I highly recommend reading the actual paper (which is very well written, I might add), let me summarize the basics [...] Read more > >
Just this morning, a team of researchers went live with a website that ranks accounting programs’ research by topic and methodology. If you’ve ever wondered which accounting programs are the strongest in analytical methodology, based on published research in the past 6, 12, or 20 years by faculty currently in the program, this site can [...] Read more > >
On Wednesday, April 14th, 11 am ET, we will be joined by Eddie Riedl (Harvard University). Eddie will discuss on-going research relating to fair value accounting. This will include a paper co-authored with George Serafeim (also of Harvard University), entitled “Information Risk and Fair Values: An Examination of Equity Betas.” He will both overview an [...] Read more > >
The paradoxical title of this post is quoted from this article in Science News about the inconsistent and often inappropriate use of statistics in academic research. I would strongly recommend every accounting researcher read the article, make sure they understand the criticisms, and then promptly ignore most of them. The article emphasizes that statistical significance [...] Read more > >
Stephen Ryan (NYU) joins FASRI to talk about his recent research on the fair value option in the banking industry. Stephen is one of the most respected accounting academics studying banking and financial instruments these days, so I expect people will have plenty of questions beyond the research study that will form the heart of [...] Read more > >
As posted here, FASRI is issuing a call for research consultants to conduct revenue recognition studies. This call is a little different from the usual ‘call for proposals’ because applicants must be willing to work closely with FASRI and FASB staff to identify research topics that will be most helpful in staff and Board deliberations. [...] Read more > >