Can Too Much Disclosure Hurt Profits and Innovation?
Some can adversely affect companies’ productivity and other performance indicators.
Can Too Much Disclosure Hurt Profits and Innovation?How regulation increases credibility
Public audit oversight enhances investor trust in financial reports.
Investors reacted more strongly to earnings surprises following government inspections of public companies’ audit firms.
Brandon Gipper, Christian Leuz, and Mark G. Maffett, “Public Audit Oversight and Reporting Credibility: Evidence from the PCAOB Inspection Regime,” Working paper, July 2015.
Some can adversely affect companies’ productivity and other performance indicators.
Can Too Much Disclosure Hurt Profits and Innovation?Even without a mandated set of reporting standards, there is a degree of consistency around CSR metrics.
How Do Companies Measure Their CSR Impact?Companies would be better off investing in tax-related human capital.
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