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The aim is to understand how accounting recognition influences the explanatory power of earnings for financial returns.

March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

Accounting Recognition and the Relevance of Earnings as an Explanatory Variable for Returns.

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TWTerry D. WarfieldUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison JWJohn J. WildUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison

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This investigation examines accounting recognition's impact on earnings' power to explain returns, suggesting important implications for financial reporting.

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The aim is to understand how accounting recognition influences the explanatory power of earnings for financial returns.
Analyzed the impact of economic events on earnings accounting.
Investigated the effects of earnings recognition lags.
Assessed the balance between relevance and reliability in financial reporting.
Found that accounting recognition significantly affects earnings' explanatory power for returns.
Identified specific economic events that cause variations in earnings recognition.
Revealed a trade-off between the relevance and reliability of earnings information.

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Warfield et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba423c4e9516ffd37a2475 https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-9605216059

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This investigation examines accounting recognition's impact on earnings' power to explain returns, suggesting important implications for financial reporting.

Accounting Recognition and the Relevance of Earnings as an Explanatory Variable for Returns.

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Accounting Recognition and the Relevance of Earnings as an Explanatory Variable for Returns.

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