How does the stock market respond to R&D cuts used to manage earnings?

Prior research shows returns are positive when firms meet or beat analysts’ consensus forecasts but negative when firms miss. Past studies also show managers frequently cut R&D expenses in order to meet the consensus forecast. Despite these findings, there is limited evide...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Li, Zhaochu
Other Authors: Wilson, Ryan
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2016
Subjects:
R&D
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20438