Philip G. Berger

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

Prof. Acctg. and Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow

5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago, IL 60637

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Segment Profitability and the Proprietary and Agency Costs of Disclosure

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Segment Profitability and the Proprietary and Agency Costs of Disclosure

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 24 Sep 2003
Philip G. Berger and Rebecca N. Hann
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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segment profitability, segment reporting, discretionary disclosure, proprietary costs, agency costs

Segment Profitability and the Proprietary and Agency Costs of Disclosure

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Posted: 13 Jan 2007
Philip G. Berger and Rebecca N. Hann
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

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segment profitability, segment reporting, discretionary disclosure, proprietary costs, agency costs

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Firm Specific Information and the Cost of Equity Capital

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2018
Philip G. Berger, Huafeng (Jason) Chen and Feng Li
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiaotong University
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information quality, the cost of equity capital, firm-specific information

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Segment Disclosures, Proprietary Costs, and the Market for Corporate Control

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 05 Feb 2003
Philip G. Berger and Rebecca N. Hann
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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discretionary disclosure, financial reporting, proprietary costs, corporate control, corporate governance

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Commercial Lending Concentration and Bank Expertise: Evidence from Borrower Financial Statements

Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 15-42
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 23 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2017
Philip G. Berger, Michael Minnis and Andrew Sutherland
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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commercial lending, monitoring, information economics, lending concentration, financial statements, bank regulation, auditing, hard and soft information, theory of the firm

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Discretionary Disclosure in Financial Reporting: An Examination Comparing Internal Firm Data to Externally Reported Segment Data

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP- 09-28, Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 09-46
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2009
Daniel A. Bens, Philip G. Berger and Steven J. Monahan
INSEAD, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and INSEAD
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manufacturing plants, micro-level data, segment reporting, discretionary disclosure, agency

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Do Analysts Say Anything About Earnings Without Revising Their Earnings Forecasts?

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 08 Feb 2016
Philip G. Berger, Charles (Chad) Ham and Zachary Kaplan
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School and Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School
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sell-side analysts, analyst incentives, earnings forecasts, forecast bias

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Do Corporate Whistleblower Laws Deter Accounting Fraud?

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 25 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2019
Philip G. Berger and Heemin Lee
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Baruch College, City University of New York
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Whistleblowing; Fraud; Internal Controls; False Claims Act; Dodd-Frank Act

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Breaking it Down: Competitive Costs of Cost Disclosures

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 25 Apr 2019
Philip G. Berger, Jung Ho Choi and Sorabh Tomar
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Accounting Department
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Competition, Disaggregated Cost Disclosure, Manufacturing Cost Structure, Profitability Dispersion, Proprietary Cost, Voluntary Disclosure

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Discussion of 'Anomalous Stock Returns Around Internet Firms' Earnings Announcements'

Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 34, Nos. 1-3, pp. 273-281, January 2003
Posted: 05 Feb 2003
Philip G. Berger
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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capital market, market efficiency, price pressure

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The Impact of SFAS No. 131 on Information and Monitoring

Journal of Accounting Research. Vol. 41, pp. 163-223. May 2003
Posted: 16 Jan 2003
Philip G. Berger and Rebecca N. Hann
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

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segment disclosures, financial reporting, regulation, capital market, analysts' forecasts, corporate governance

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A Simultaneous Equations Analysis of Forecast Accuracy, Analyst Following, and Trading Volume

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, Vol 14, No 3 (New Series), Summer 1999
Posted: 15 Nov 1999
Andrew W. Alford and Philip G. Berger
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Causes and Effects of Corporate Refocusing

Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 12, Issue 2
Posted: 08 Dec 1998
Philip G. Berger and Eli Ofek
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance

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Investor Valuation of the Abandonment Option

Posted: 05 Jul 1998
Philip G. Berger, Eli Ofek and Itzahk Swary
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance and Tel Aviv University - Faculty of Management

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The Role of Taxes, Financial Reporting, and Other Market Imperfections in Structuring Divisive Reorganizations

Posted: 30 Jun 1998
Andrew W. Alford and Philip G. Berger
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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The Effect of Extreme Accounting Events on Analyst Following and Forecast Accuracy

Posted: 28 Jul 1997
Andrew W. Alford and Philip G. Berger
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Managerial Entrenchment and Capital Structure Decisions

J. OF FINANCE, Vol. 52 No. 4, September 1997
Posted: 07 Jul 1997
Philip G. Berger, Eli Ofek and David Yermack
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance and New York University (NYU) - Stern School of Business

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Causes and Effects of Corporate Refocusing Programs

Posted: 05 May 1997
Philip G. Berger and Eli Ofek
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance

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Bustup Takeovers of Value-Destroying Diversified Firms

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Bustup Takeovers of Value-Destroying Diversified Firms

J. OF FINANCE, Vol. 51 No. 4, September 1996
Posted: 02 Sep 1996
Philip G. Berger and Eli Ofek
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance

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Bustup Takeovers of Value-Destroying Diversified Firms

Posted: 04 Apr 1995
Eli Ofek and Philip G. Berger
New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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