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Rethinking Financial Reporting: Standards, Norms and Institutions

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Since the passage of the US federal securities laws more than eight decades ago, much regulatory effort has been devoted to improving financial reporting in business, government and not-for-profit organizations. Yet, evidence on improvements or abatement of misreporting by error or intent remains scarce. In the context of this experience, it may be useful to explore what we might mean by better financial reporting, and how we might define and implement processes to move in that direction. A broad agreement on the way ahead seems necessary to make progress.

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  • Sunder, Shyam, 2016. "Rethinking Financial Reporting: Standards, Norms and Institutions," Foundations and Trends(R) in Accounting, now publishers, vol. 11(1-2), pages 1-118, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:fntacc:1400000034
    DOI: 10.1561/1400000034
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    1. Waymire, Gregory B. & Basu, Sudipta, 2008. "Accounting is an Evolved Economic Institution," Foundations and Trends(R) in Accounting, now publishers, vol. 2(1–2), pages 1-174, September.
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    Keywords

    Securities law; Accounting practice; Performance measurement; Cost of capital; Optimal budgeting; Inter-divisional cost-sharing; Goal congruence approach; Agency conflict;
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    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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