Elizabeth Demers

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1

Canada

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Scholarly Papers (21)

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ESG Didn’t Immunize Stocks During the COVID-19 Crisis, But Investments in Intangible Assets Did

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 48, 433-462. Open Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12523
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2021
Elizabeth Demers, Jurian Hendrikse, Philip Joos and Baruch Lev
University of Waterloo, Tilburg University, Tilburg University and New York University - Stern School of Business
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ESG, COVID-19, CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility, Share Price Resilience, Crisis, Intangibles, Market Crash

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A Rude Awakening: Internet Shakeout in 2000

EFA 0660; EFMA 2000 Athens Meetings; Simon Business School Working Paper No. FR 00-13
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Nov 2000
Elizabeth Demers and Baruch Lev
University of Waterloo and New York University - Stern School of Business
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Internet, valuation, cash burn, web traffic, intangibles, knowledge assets

A Rude Awakening: Internet Shakeout in 2000

NYU Working Paper No. 2451/27462
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Oct 2008
Elizabeth Demers and Baruch Lev
University of Waterloo and New York University - Stern School of Business
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The Impact of Credibility on the Pricing of Managerial Textual Content

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 30 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2014
Elizabeth Demers and Clara Vega
University of Waterloo and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Textual analysis; textual content; cheap talk; earnings quality; earnings announcement; information uncertainty; stock price volatility; media coverage; voluntary disclosure; communication credibility

The Impact of CEO Career Concerns on Accruals Based and Real Earnings Management

INSEAD Working Paper No. 2010/13/AC
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 03 Mar 2010
Elizabeth Demers and Chong Wang
University of Waterloo and Naval Postgraduate School - Graduate School of Business and Public Policy
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Earnings Management, Career Concerns, Discretionary Accruals, Real Activities Management

The Impact of CEO Career Concerns on Accruals Based and Real Earnings Management

Finance and Corporate Governance Conference 2011 Paper
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 29 Nov 2010
Chong Wang and Elizabeth Demers
Naval Postgraduate School - Graduate School of Business and Public Policy and University of Waterloo
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earnings management, career concerns, discretionary accruals, real activities management

The Impact of CEO Career Concerns on Accruals Based and Real Earnings Management

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
Elizabeth Demers and Chong Wang
University of Waterloo and Naval Postgraduate School - Graduate School of Business and Public Policy
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Earnings Management, Career Concerns, Discretionary Accruals

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IPO Failure Risk

Simon School Working Paper No. FR 05-07
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Feb 2005
Elizabeth Demers and Philip Joos
University of Waterloo and Tilburg University
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IPO, failure prediction, anomalies, abnormal returns, delisting, high tech, internet, new economy, bankruptcy

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The Marketing Role of Ipos: Evidence from Internet Stocks

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Aug 2001
Elizabeth Demers and Katharina Lewellen
University of Waterloo and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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Internet, IPO, Underpricing, Price Update, Marketing, Initial Returns, "Hot Issues" Market

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Complementarities in Organizational Design: Empirical Evidence from the New Economy

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 Jan 2003
Elizabeth Demers, Margaret B. Shackell and Sally K. Widener
University of Waterloo, Ithaca College and Clemson University
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Complementarity, Management Control System, Organizational Design, Internet, Incentive Compensation, Delegation, Performance Evaluation

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Corporate Human Capital Disclosures: Evidence from the First Two Years of the SEC’s Disclosure Mandate

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 15 May 2024
Elizabeth Demers, Victor Xiaoqi Wang and Kean Wu
University of Waterloo, California State University, Long Beach - Department of Accountancy and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) - Saunders College of Business
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Human capital, ESG, sustainability, linguistic analysis, disclosure, SEC regulation

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Are ESG Ratings Informative About Companies' Socially Responsible Behaviors Abroad? Evidence from the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2023
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, University of Waterloo, Tilburg University, Tilburg University and New York University - Stern School of Business
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ESG, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Sustainability, Sustainable Investment, Russia, Ukraine

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Tax Aggressive Behavior and Voluntary Tax Disclosure: Evidence from Corporate Sustainability Reporting

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 13 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2024
Jillian R. Adams, Elizabeth Demers and Kenneth J. Klassen
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Waterloo and University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance
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Tax transparency, tax aggressiveness, ESG reporting, sustainability reporting, voluntary disclosure, bid-ask spreads

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Oh What a Beautiful Morning! Diurnal Influences on Executives and Analysts: Evidence from Conference Calls

Management Science, Vol. 64, No. 12, pp. 5899-5924
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 09 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2019
Jing Chen, Elizabeth Demers and Baruch Lev
Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business, University of Waterloo and New York University - Stern School of Business
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conference calls, textual analysis, management communication, investor relations, circadian rhythms, diurnal variations, abnormal returns, behavioral economics

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The Impact of CEO Career Concerns on Accruals Based and Real Earnings Management*

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2010
Elizabeth Demers and Chong Wang
University of Waterloo and Naval Postgraduate School - Graduate School of Business and Public Policy
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earnings management, career concerns, discretionary accruals, real activities earnings management

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Contemporaneous Verification of Language: Evidence from Management Earnings Forecasts

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2015
Stephen P. Baginski, Elizabeth Demers, Chong Wang and Y. Julia Yu
University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of Accounting, University of Waterloo, Naval Postgraduate School - Graduate School of Business and Public Policy and University of Virginia
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Management forecasts; linguistic tone; cheap talk; management incentives; voluntary disclosure

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Measuring Corporate Human Capital Disclosures: Lexicon, Data, Code, and Research Opportunities

Journal of Information Systems, volume 38, issue 2, 2024[10.2308/ISYS-2023-023]
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2024
Elizabeth Demers, Victor Xiaoqi Wang and Kean Wu
University of Waterloo, California State University, Long Beach - Department of Accountancy and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) - Saunders College of Business
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Human capital, corporate disclosure, lexicon, word2vec, BERT, Python code, textual analysis

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Aggregate Tone and Gross Domestic Product

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023
University of Waterloo, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Accounting and Information Systems, American University - Kogod School of Business, Bentley University - Department of Accountancy and Oregon State University
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Aggregate earnings, gross domestic product (GDP), financial reporting tone, corporate narrative tone, linguistic sentiment, textual analysis, macroeconomic forecasting

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Introduction to Consolidation Accounting: Google's Acquisition of Waze

Darden Case No. UVA-C-2354
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 May 2017
Elizabeth Demers and Gerry Yemen
University of Waterloo and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
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consolidation accounting, Purchase price allocation, pro forma post-acquisition balance sheet, intangible assets, goodwill accounts, initial allocation, cash deal, Class A common stock deal, asset purchase, deal structure

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Dim Sum Bonds at Renault S.A

Darden Case No. UVA-C-2373
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 30 May 2017
Elizabeth Demers and Gerry Yemen
University of Waterloo and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
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bonds payable accounting, effective interest rate method, discount bond, fair value option, early extinguishment

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Peyton Enterprises

Darden Case No. UVA-C-2365
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 30 May 2017
Elizabeth Demers and Paul J. Simko
University of Waterloo and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
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LIFO, FIFO, financial accounting, accounts receivable, IPO, accrual accounting, inventory, fixed assets, restructuring

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Helvetia Insurance's Dim Sum Bond Investment

Darden Case No. UVA-C-2387
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 30 May 2017
Elizabeth Demers and Gerry Yemen
University of Waterloo and University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
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investments, corporate bonds, dim sum bonds, offshore markets, China, held-to-maturity investments, marketable securities, effective interest rate method

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Regina Broadband's Earnings Conference Call (a)

Darden Case No. UVA-C-2367
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 May 2017
Elizabeth A. Powell and Elizabeth Demers
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business and University of Waterloo
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business communication, investor relations, communication strategy, messaging, earnings guidance, executive compensation, visual communication, investor conference calls, earnings announcements

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