Daniel W. Collins

University of Iowa - Department of Accounting

Henry B. Tippie Professor of Accounting

108 Pappajohn Business Building

Iowa City, IA 52242-1000

United States

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1.

Corporate Governance and the Cost of Equity Capital

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Feb 2005
Hollis Ashbaugh Skaife, Daniel W. Collins and Ryan LaFond
Graduate School of Management, UC-Davis, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and Algert Global, LLC
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The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies on Firm Risk and Cost of Equity

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming 2008
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 20 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2008
Hollis Ashbaugh Skaife, Daniel W. Collins, William R. Kinney Jr. and Ryan LaFond
Graduate School of Management, UC-Davis, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Algert Global, LLC
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Firm risk, Cost of Equity

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The Effects of Corporate Governance on Firms' Credit Ratings

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 03 Mar 2004
Hollis Ashbaugh Skaife, Daniel W. Collins and Ryan LaFond
Graduate School of Management, UC-Davis, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and Algert Global, LLC
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Corporate governance, Credit rating, Executive compensation

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The Effect of IAS/IFRS Adoption on Earnings Management (Smoothing): A Closer Look at Competing Explanations

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Vol.35, Issue 4, July-August 2016, Pages 352-394., HEC Paris Research Paper No. ACC-2016-1170
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 31 May 2011 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2016
Vedran Capkun, Daniel W. Collins, Thomas Jeanjean and Thomas Jeanjean
HEC Paris, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and ESSEC Business School - Department of Accounting and Management ControlESSEC Business School
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IFRS, earnings management, smoothing

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Errors in Estimating Accruals: Implications for Empirical Research

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Sep 1999
Daniel W. Collins and Paul Hribar
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and University of Iowa - Department of Accounting
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The Discovery and Reporting of Internal Control Deficiencies Prior to Sox-Mandated Audits

McCombs Working Paper No. ACC-02-05
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Apr 2005
Hollis Ashbaugh Skaife, Daniel W. Collins and William R. Kinney Jr.
Graduate School of Management, UC-Davis, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
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Internal Control Deficiencies, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Financial Reporting Quality

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Earnings-Based and Accrual-Based Market Anomalies: One Effect or Two?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Jul 1999
Daniel W. Collins and Paul Hribar
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and University of Iowa - Department of Accounting
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The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies and Their Remediation on Accrual Quality

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Jun 2006
Hollis Ashbaugh Skaife, Daniel W. Collins, William R. Kinney Jr. and Ryan LaFond
Graduate School of Management, UC-Davis, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Algert Global, LLC
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accrual quality, internal control, auditing

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The Effect of Cash Flow Forecasts on Accrual Quality and Benchmark Beating

Journal of Accounting & Economics, Vol. 51, pp. 219-239, April 2011
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 08 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2011
John M. McInnis and Daniel W. Collins
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and University of Iowa - Department of Accounting
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Earnings Management, Cash Flow Forecast, Analyst Forecast, Benchmarks

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Financial Statement Comparability and the Efficiency of Acquisition Decisions

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 30 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2018
Ciao-Wei Chen, Daniel W. Collins, Todd D. Kravet and Richard Mergenthaler
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Accountancy, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Connecticut - Department of Accounting and Penn State University
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Comparability, Earnings Attributes, Mergers, Acquisitions, Capital Allocation

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Corporate Governance and Backdating of Executive Stock Options

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2011
Daniel W. Collins, Guojin Gong and Haidan Li
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Connecticut and Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business
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Corporate governance, Executive stock option compensation, Backdating

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The Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the Timing Manipulation of CEO Stock Option Awards

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Nov 2005
Daniel W. Collins, Guojin Gong and Haidan Li
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Connecticut and Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business
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Executive stock option awards, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Timing manipulation

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Accounting Comparability and Corporate Innovative Efficiency

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 18 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2019
Justin Chircop, Daniel W. Collins, Lars Helge Hass, Lars Helge Hass and Nhat (Nate) Q. Nguyen
Lancaster University Management School, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of BusinessLancaster University - Lancaster University Management School and Colorado State University
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accounting comparability, innovative efficiency, product similarity, product market competition

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Cross Sectional Variation in Cash Flow Asymmetric Timeliness and Its Effect on the Earnings-Based Measure of Conditional Conservatism

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 31 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2013
Daniel W. Collins, Paul Hribar and Xiaoli (Shaolee) Tian
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and Georgetown University - Department of Accounting and Business Law
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Cash Flow Asymmetry, Conservatism, Asymmetric Timeliness

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What Drives the Increased Informativeness of Earnings Announcements Over Time?

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2008
Daniel W. Collins, Oliver Zhen Li and Hong Xie
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of Kentucky - Von Allmen School of Accountancy
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capital markets, earnings announcements, Street earnings, trading volume

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The Timing of CEO Stock Option Grants: Scheduled Versus Unscheduled Awards

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Apr 2005
Daniel W. Collins, Guojin Gong and Haidan Li
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Connecticut and Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business
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CEO stock option awards, CEO influence, corporate governance

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The Economic Determinants of the Market Reaction to Proposed Mandatory Accounting Changes in the Oil and Gas Industry

Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 3, 1981
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 May 2006
Daniel W. Collins, Michael S. Rozeff and Dan S. Dhaliwal
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, SUNY at Buffalo - Department of Financial & Managerial Economics and University of Arizona - Department of Accounting (deceased)
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contracting cost, full cost accounting, oil and gas industry, mandatory accounting change

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The Effect of Conditional Accounting Conservatism on the Predictive Ability of Accruals Components with Respect to Future Cash Flows

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Jun 2017
Daniel W. Collins, Wei Chen and Sam Melessa
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Connecticut and University of Iowa - Department of Accounting
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conditional conservatism; asymmetric timeliness; accruals; special items; cash flow predictability.

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The Persistence and Pricing of Merger-Related Transitory Growth and Its Implications for Growth Anomalies and Asset Pricing Models

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 09 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2015
Daniel W. Collins and Jaewoo Kim
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and University of Oregon - Department of Accounting
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Market Efficiency; Limited Attention; Asset Growth Anomaly; Asset Pricing Model; Factor Model; Mergers and Acquisitions; Persistence

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Do Mandatory Accounting Disclosures Impair Disclosing Firms’ Competitiveness? Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Mar 2018
Daniel W. Collins, Jaewoo Kim and Heejin Ohn
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Oregon - Department of Accounting and University of Oklahoma
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Real Externalities, Proprietary Cost of Disclosures, M&A, Product Market Competition, Product Similarity, Materiality

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Predictive Ability and Market Pricing of Fair Value Earnings Components for Closed-End Funds

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 03 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2017
Igor Goncharov, Daniel W. Collins and Wei Chen
Lancaster University - Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and University of Connecticut
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realized and unrealized gains/losses, closed-end funds, market timing, disposition effect, pricing of fair value earnings components

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The Effects of IFRS Adoption on Observed Earnings Smoothing Properties: The Confounding Effects of Changes in Timely Gain and Loss Recognition

HEC Paris Research Paper No. ACC-2016-1140 Final Version: European Accounting Review (2018)
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2022
Vedran Capkun and Daniel W. Collins
HEC Paris and University of Iowa - Department of Accounting
Downloads 194 (217,320)
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Earnings smoothing, IFRS, Timely gain and loss recognition

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The Sec's Rejection of SFAS No. 19: Tests of Market Price Reversal

The Accounting Review, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 1-17, January 1982
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 Oct 2005
Daniel W. Collins, Michael S. Rozeff and William K Salatka
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, SUNY at Buffalo - Department of Financial & Managerial Economics and Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business & Economics
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full cost accounting, SFAS 19, oil and gas accounting

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Public Peer Firm Information in Mergers and Acquisitions of Privately Held Targets

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 18 Apr 2022
Ciao-Wei Chen, Daniel W. Collins, David S. Koo and Richard Mergenthaler
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Accountancy, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, George Mason University and Penn State University
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peer firms; information environment; mergers and acquisitions; private firms; price informativeness

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Managerial Myopia and the Unintended Real Consequences of Conditional Conservatism

Nanyang Business School Research Paper No. 22-15
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 11 May 2022 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2022
Byung Hun Chung, Daniel W. Collins and Jane Z. Song
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
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conditional conservatism, real earnings management, managerial compensation, capital market pressure, future returns

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Informational Endowment, Sophisticated Skepticism and Management Earnings Forecasts

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 07 Jun 2019
Daniel W. Collins, Mark Penno and Suning Zhang
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and Iowa State University - Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business
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Voluntary disclosure, Management forecasts, Uncertain endowment of information, Value relevance, Customer concentration

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The Effects of Firm Growth and Model Specification Choices on Tests of Earnings Management

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Posted: 27 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2016
Daniel W. Collins, Raunaq S. Pungaliya and Anand M. Vijh
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, Sungkyunkwan University (SKK) Graduate School of Business and University of Iowa - Department of Finance

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Discretionary Accruals, Earnings Management, Performance Matching, Firm Growth

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Discretionary Accounting Choices and the Predictive Ability of Accruals with Respect to Future Cash Flows

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), 2012
Posted: 15 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2012
Brad A. Badertscher, Daniel W. Collins and Thomas Z. Lys
University of Notre Dame, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

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Discretionary Accruals, Earnings Management, Restatements, Cash Flow, Predictive Ability of Accruals

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Equity Valuation and Negative Earnings: The Role of Book Value of Equity

Posted: 26 Jan 1999
Daniel W. Collins, Morton Pincus and Hong Xie
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of California, Irvine and University of Kentucky - Von Allmen School of Accountancy

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Equity Valuation and Negative Earnings

Posted: 09 Jul 1998
Daniel W. Collins, Morton Pincus and Hong Xie
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of California, Irvine and University of Kentucky - Von Allmen School of Accountancy

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Lack of Timeliness and Noise as Explanations for the Low Contemporaneous Return-Earnings Association

Rochester Working Paper No. FR 94-03
Posted: 25 Apr 1998
Daniel W. Collins, S.P. Kothari, Jay A. Shanken and Richard G. Sloan
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Emory University - Goizueta Business School and University of Southern California - Leventhal School of Accounting

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Changes in the Value-Relevance of Earnings and Book Values Over the Past Forty Years

Posted: 04 Nov 1996
Daniel W. Collins, Edward L. Maydew, Ira S. Weiss and Ira S. Weiss
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Chicago - Graduate School of BusinessColumbia Business School - Department of Accounting

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The Role of Future Earnings and Dividends in Security Valuation: A Reexamination of the Fundamental Links

Posted: 10 Jun 1996
Daniel W. Collins and Kevin J. Den Adel
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and University of Iowa - Department of Accounting

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