Do Investors Perceive the Link Between Equity Method Earnings and Future Earnings? The Role of Supplemental Disclosures

Equity method investments are commonly a material component of a firm's corporate structure, yet these investments are presented to financial statement users through opaque financial reporting. This study demonstrates that the link between equity method earnings and future earnings is stronger than the link between consolidated earnings and future earnings, consistent with the synergistic and diversification benefits of equity method investments. Next, this study demonstrates a limitation in the opaque reporting of equity method investments by revealing that the market fails to fully incorporate into prices the link between equity method earnings and future earnings. Further, this study contributes to the active debate among practitioners and regulators about the usefulness of supplemental disclosure requirements related to equity method investments. Results indicate that supplemental equity method investment disclosures aid the market in impounding the persistence of equity method earnings into share price.     

Delayed Adjustment and Persistence in Macroeconomic Models

Estimated impulse responses of investment and hiring typically peak well after the impact of a shock. Standard models with adjustment costs in capital and labor do not exhibit such delayed adjustment, but we argue that it arises naturally when we relax the assumption that the production technology is separable over time. This result, which holds for both convex and nonconvex cost functions, is strong enough to match the persistence observed in the data for reasonable parameter values. We discuss some evidence for our explanation and ways to test it.     

数字经济发展、双元审计质量与企业创新持续性

创新持续性是国民经济高质量发展的重要引擎，对实体企业的长期成长有重大影响。基于2011—2020年中国A股非金融类上市公司数据，从双元审计角度实证研究了数字经济发展对企业创新持续性的影响。研究发现，数字经济发展不仅会显著推动企业创新持续性，还能通过提高双元审计质量进一步增强企业创新持续性。进一步研究发现，数字经济发展对企业创新持续性的促进作用在非国有企业和中小规模企业中更显著。