Joshua A. Lee

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Scholarly Papers (20)

1.

Manager Sentiment and Stock Returns

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 21 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2017
Fuwei Jiang, Joshua A. Lee, Xiumin Martin and Guofu Zhou
Xiamen University, Brigham Young University, Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin School of Business and Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School
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Manager Sentiment, Textual Tone, Investor Sentiment, Asset Pricing, Return Predictability

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Measurement Error, Fixed Effects, and False Positives in Accounting Research

Review of Accounting Studies, forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 08 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2023
Washington University in St. Louis, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Brigham Young University and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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measurement error, fixed effects, causal models, accounting research

Managers’ Use of Humor on Public Earnings Conference Calls

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 25 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2023
Marshall School of Business - University of Southern California, London Business School, Brigham Young University and Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting
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earnings conference calls, humor, disclosure, financial analysts, management

Managers’ Use of Humor on Public Earnings Conference Calls

Review of Accounting Studies, volume 29, issue 3, 2024[10.1007/s11142-023-09764-x]
Posted: 20 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2024
Marshall School of Business - University of Southern California, London Business School, Brigham Young University and Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting

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Earnings conference calls, humor, disclosure, management, financial analysts

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Disclosure Sentiment: Machine Learning vs Dictionary Methods

Management Science, forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 14 May 2021
Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis and Brigham Young University
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Textual Analysis, Machine Learning, Disclosure, Conference Calls

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Using Natural Language Processing to Assess Text Usefulness to Readers: The Case of Conference Calls and Earnings Prediction

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 14 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2020
Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis and Brigham Young University
Downloads 1,218 (36,882)
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Textual Analysis, Machine Learning, Disclosure, Conference Calls

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Can Investors Detect Managers’ Lack of Spontaneity? Adherence to Pre-determined Scripts during Earnings Conference Calls

Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2015
Joshua A. Lee
Brigham Young University
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Conference calls, spontaneity, scripting, textual analysis, firm performance

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Data Visualization in 10-K Filings

Christensen, Theodore E. and Fronk, Karson and Lee, Joshua A. and Nelson, Karen K., Data Visualization in 10-K Filings (July 20, 2023). Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4520788 or https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2023.101631.
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 09 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2023
University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of AccountingUniversity of Georgia, Texas Christian University, Brigham Young University and Texas Christian University - Department of Accounting
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Voluntary disclosure; Data visualization; Infographics; Graphic similarity

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Measuring Credit Risk Using Qualitative Disclosure

Review of Accounting Studies 26, 815–863 (2021)
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 31 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 17 May 2021
University of Notre Dame - Department of Accountancy, Washington University in St. Louis, Purdue University and Brigham Young University
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credit risk, machine-learning, qualitative information

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Ethnic Minority Analysts’ Participation in Public Earnings Conference Calls

Journal of Accounting Research, volume 61, issue 5, 2023[10.1111/1475-679X.12504]
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 08 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2024
London Business School, Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting, Brigham Young University and Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting
Downloads 779 (68,882)
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ethnic diversity, financial analysts, management access, earnings conference calls

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Using Loan Loss Indicators by Loan Type to Sharpen the Evaluation of Banks’ Loan Loss Accruals

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 03 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2022
Gauri Bhat, Joshua A. Lee and Stephen G. Ryan
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department, Brigham Young University and New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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provision for loan losses; disaggregation; disclosure; timeliness.

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Using Unstructured and Qualitative Disclosures to Explain Accruals

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 15 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2015
Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis and Brigham Young University
Downloads 571 (102,756)
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Textual Analysis; Big Data; Accruals

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IRS Enforcement and Voluntary Tax Disclosure

Journal of the American Taxation Association, forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 31 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2024
Florida State University, Brigham Young University, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business and University of Georgia
Downloads 570 (102,979)
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Tax enforcement; Voluntary disclosure; Tax avoidance; Proprietary costs

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The Effect of Industry Co-Location on Analysts’ Information Acquisition Costs

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 13 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2017
Washington University in St. Louis, Brigham Young University and University of Washington - Department of Accounting
Downloads 507 (119,034)
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Geographic Location; Voluntary Disclosure; Security Analysts

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Issues Raised by Studying DeFond and Zhang - What Should Audit Researchers Do?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Sep 2014
University of Notre Dame - Department of Accountancy, Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School, Brigham Young University, Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin School of Business and Purdue University
Downloads 458 (134,868)
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audit quality, regulatory intervention, PCAOB

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The Impact of SFAS 160: An Investigation of the Economic Consequences of the Reclassification of Minority Interest

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Feb 2010
Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School, Brigham Young University and Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School
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Management Retraction of Previously-Issued Earnings Guidance

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2017
Joshua A. Lee and Andrew Van Buskirk
Brigham Young University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Accounting & Management Information Systems
Downloads 248 (261,923)
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Management Earnings Guidance; Guidance Withdrawals

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Corporate Political Activism and Information Transfers

George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy & the State Working Paper No. 334
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 Oct 2023
University of Oregon, Texas A&M University - Mays Business School, Brigham Young University, Emory University - Goizueta Business School and University of Oregon
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Political connections; political information; information transfer; earnings announcements

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Estimating the Likelihood of Future Tax Settlements

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2024
Jared N. Jennings, Joshua A. Lee and Erin Towery
Washington University in St. Louis, Brigham Young University and University of Georgia
Downloads 193 (332,740)
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Tax settlements, machine learning, textual analysis, tax uncertainty, cash holdings

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Factors Associated with Bank Deregistration Following the 2012 JOBS Act

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 05 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2013
Richard M. Frankel, Joshua A. Lee and Xiumin Martin
Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School, Brigham Young University and Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin School of Business
Downloads 163 (386,711)
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deregistration, private benefits, JOBS Act

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Proprietary Costs and Sealing Documents in Patent Litigation

Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 23, No. #2, 2017
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 06 Dec 2018
Richard M. Frankel, Joshua A. Lee and Zawadi Lemayian
Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School, Brigham Young University and Washington University in St. Louis
Downloads 78 (660,038)
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proprietary costs