Discussion of "Voluntary Disclosure and Equity Offerings: Reducing Information Asymmetry or Hyping the Stock?"
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Wiedman, Christine
- Source
- Contemporary Accounting Research; Winter2000, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p663-669, 7p
- Subject
- DISCLOSURE
FINANCIAL disclosure
STOCK prices
INFORMATION asymmetry
BUSINESS literature
PRICE regulation
MANAGEMENT
- Language
- ISSN
- 08239150
The article comments on the article "Voluntary Disclosure and Equity Offerings: Reducing Information Asymmetry or Hyping the Stock," by Mark H. Lang and Russell J. Lundholm. Some of the topics the author examines include the components of disclosure literature, the significance of research on financial disclosure to standard-setters and regulators, and the issues that should be considered in doing research on financial disclosure. It is suggested by the author that Lang and Lundholm have made significant contributions to the literature concerning disclosure.