CDAM: Computational, Discrete and Applicable Mathematics@LSE
CDAM Research Report, LSE-CDAM-2009-02
January 2009
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CDAM Research Report, LSE-CDAM-2009-02January 2009 |
Using Voluntary Disclosure Intensity to Infer the Precision of Managements Vision
Miles B. Gietzmann and Adam J. Ostaszewski
Shin (2006) has argued that in order to understand the equilibrium patterns of corporate disclosure, it is necessary for researchers to work within an asset pricing model framework in which corporate disclosures are endogenously determined. Furthermore, he argues that without such a framework optimal disclosure strategies may seem counter-intuitive. With this in mind, we generalize the Dye (1985) and Penno (1997) upper tailed disclosure models, so that management's strategic disclosure behaviour can be shown to result in an optimal observable disclosure intensity. We show why a higher equilibrium disclosure intensity may need to be interpreted as implying management have less precise forecasts of future firm value (referred to in the title precision of management's vision). The derived results call into question the specification of empirical studies which test whether firms with higher disclosure intensity will face a lower cost of capital. Working within a generalized Dye-Penno framework this research shows why in equilibrium the converse case applies.A PDF file (249 kB) with the full contents of this report can be downloaded by clicking here.
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