Accounting Measuring Earnings Quality – Ownership Constraint Earnings Management

The assignment describes Accounting Measuring Earnings Quality. Also, there is a description of Ownership Constraint Earnings Management. So, discuss also what databases you are sourcing your data.

Accounting Measuring Earnings Quality – Ownership Constraint Earnings Management

 Since this is a stand-alone submission, you will need to provide a recap of your research question and empirical predictions

Data and Sample Selection

 Here you will need to define your sample, as well as provide the rationale for your sample choice (e.g., why you selected your particular sample period). Discuss also what databases you are sourcing your data from (DataStream)              FTSE350           period from 2005 to 2011

Further consideration: Include a table outlining the sample selection?

Including non-financial firms and exclude

 Accounting Measuring Earnings Quality – Ownership Constraint Earnings Management

Variable Definitions

Further consideration: Include a table of variable definitions?

Measuring Accounting Measuring Earnings Quality

Provide a complete discussion of the method you have used to estimate your dependent variable.

(Discretionary accruals are calculated through the cross-sectional modified Jones model adjusted for performance)

Present and discuss your main results (i.e., your regression results). You should make clear and appropriate inferences regarding your research question and set your results into context (e.g., reconcile with findings from the prior literature).

Additional Analyses – if applicable

Accounting Measuring Earnings Quality – Ownership Constraint Earnings Management

 Report and discuss any robustness tests/sensitivity analyses etc. as applicable. This may include (but is not limited to) estimation of alternative specifications of your regression model (e.g., that include interactions or industry fixed-effects), or further estimations of your main regression model (e.g., with sub-samples of particular types of firms, perhaps from particular industries, or using an alternative estimation technique)

Conclusion

 Provide a brief summary of the chapter, including a clear link between your main findings and your research question.

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