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Wall Street Journal distress disclosures and bankruptcy research.
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Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal
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September 1, 2007
- Author:
- Dawkins, Mark C.; Rose-Green, Ena
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ABSTRACT
This study assesses the extent to which the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is a useful and reliable source of distress disclosures for bankruptcy research. Prior accounting and finance studies document the importance of controlling for distress disclosures in bankruptcy research. These studies identify distress disclosures from numerous sources: 8-Ks, 10-Ks, NT10-Ks, LEXIS, annual reports, Moody's Industrial Manuals, the F&S Index of Corporate Changes, the Dow Jones News Service, and the WSJ. Some sources are costly (e.g., 8-Ks, 10-Ks, NT10-Ks, and the Dow Jones News Service), while other sources do not provide timely distress disclosures (e.g., LEXIS, annual reports, ...
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WALL STREET JOURNAL DISTRESS DISCLOSURES AND BANKRUPTCY RESEARCH
Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal;
September 1, 2007 ;
Dawkins, Mark C; Rose-Green, Ena;
787 words
......types of WSJ distress disclosures mitigate...possible bankruptcy filings. The WSJ...source of distress disclosures for bankruptcy...disclosures of bankruptcy filings produce significant...surprise in the bankruptcy filings. Prior distress ...
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264 words
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237 words
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139 words
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