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Do analysts' forecast properties deter suboptimal labor investment decisions? Evidence from Regulation Fair Disclosure
Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Mohammed Aminu Sualihu, Zayed University
  • Alfred Yawson, University of Adelaide
  • Iliyas Yusoff, Deakin University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2021
Abstract

We examine whether analyst forecast properties deter inefficient labor investment decisions. Using accuracy and dispersion as analyst forecast properties, we find that more accurate and less dispersed forecasts are associated with less inefficient corporate labor investments. We Utilizing Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD) as an exogenous variation to analyst forecasts' activities we find a causal relationship between analyst forecast properties and labor investment inefficiency. We also find that more accurate and less dispersed forecasts decrease labor cost stickiness. Our results are consistent with the view that analyst forecast properties enhance the information environment, which, in turn, improves corporate labor investment decisions.

Publisher
Elsevier
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Analysts properties,
  • Reg FD,
  • Labor cost stickiness,
  • Labor investment
Scopus ID
85107929300
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101995
Citation Information
Mohammed Aminu Sualihu, Alfred Yawson and Iliyas Yusoff. "Do analysts' forecast properties deter suboptimal labor investment decisions? Evidence from Regulation Fair Disclosure" Journal of Corporate Finance Vol. 69 (2021) ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/0929-1199" target="_blank">0929-1199</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mohammed-sualihu/1/