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Peter D. Wysocki
Researcher at Boston University
Publications - 51
Citations - 15962
Peter D. Wysocki is an academic researcher from Boston University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Earnings & Corporate governance. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 51 publications receiving 14645 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter D. Wysocki include Massachusetts Institute of Technology & University of Miami.
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Earnings management and investor protection: an international comparison
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine systematic differences in earnings management across 31 countries and propose an explanation for these differences based on the notion that insiders, in an attempt to protect their private control benefits, use earnings management to conceal firm performance from outsiders.
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Earnings Management and Investor Protection: An International Comparison
TL;DR: The authors examined the pervasiveness of earnings management across 31 countries between 1990 and 1999 and found that insiders, in an attempt to protect their private control benefits, use earnings management to conceal firm performance from outsiders.
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Do Managers Withhold Bad News
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine whether managers delay disclosure of bad news relative to good news and find that the negative stock price reaction to bad news disclosures is greater than the magnitude of the positive stock price response to positive news disclosures.
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Do Managers Withhold Bad News
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine whether managers delay disclosure of bad news relative to good news and find that the negative stock price reaction to bad news disclosures is greater than the magnitude of the positive stock price response to positive news disclosures.
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The Economics of Disclosure and Financial Reporting Regulation: Evidence and Suggestions for Future Research
Christian Leuz,Peter D. Wysocki +1 more
TL;DR: The authors discusses the empirical literature on the economic consequences of disclosure and financial reporting regulation, drawing on U.S. and international evidence, highlighting the challenges with quantifying regulatory costs and benefits, measuring disclosure and reporting outcomes, and drawing causal inferences from regulatory studies.