Desmond Tsang

McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

1001 Sherbrooke St. West

Montreal, Quebec H3A1G5 H3A 2M1

Canada

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Scholarly Papers (16)

1.

Real Earnings Management and Dividend Payout Signals: A Study for U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts

(CAAA) 2008 Annual Conference Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Jan 2008
Robert H. Edelstein, Peng Liu and Desmond Tsang
University of California, Berkeley - Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, Cornell University and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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Keywords: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Regulation, Dividend Payout, Real Earnings Management, Taxable Income

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CEO Overconfidence and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 28 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2020
Maggie R. Hu, Desmond Tsang and Wayne Xinwei Wan
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York, McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management and Monash University - Department of Banking and Finance
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CEO overconfidence, COVID-19 pandemic, firm exposure, sentiment, bad news hoarding

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Dynamic Residential Housing Cycles Analysis

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 May 2007
Desmond Tsang and Robert H. Edelstein
McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management and University of California, Berkeley - Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics
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Real Estate Cycle, California Housing Market, Residential Properties

Dynamic Residential Housing Cycles Analysis

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2007
Posted: 27 Aug 2007
Robert H. Edelstein and Desmond Tsang
University of California, Berkeley - Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

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Corporate Relocation and Housing Market Spillover

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 19 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 11 May 2021
Maggie R. Hu, Desmond Tsang and Wayne Xinwei Wan
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York, McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management and Monash University - Department of Banking and Finance
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Corporate Headquarters Relocation; Residential Housing Market; Temporal Spillover; Spatial Spillover; Agglomeration Economies

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Comparing the Quality of Accruals for Alternative Summary Performance Measures in the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Industry

AAA 2007 Financial Accounting & Reporting Section (FARS) Meeting Papers
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Sep 2006
Desmond Tsang
McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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accounting quality, earnings management, real estate investment trust, accounting depreciation

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Does IFRS 10 on Consolidated Financial Statements Abandon Accepted Economic Principles?

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 25 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2015
Danny Ben-Shahar, Eyal Sulganik and Desmond Tsang
Tel Aviv University, Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah - Adelson School of Entrepreneuship and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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IFRS, power index, Shapley-Shubik, Banzhaf, consolidation, financial reporting

SEC Intervention and Industry Guidance: The Effect on Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures

CAAA Annual Conference 2009 Paper
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 14 Jan 2009
Steve Fortin, Peng Liu and Desmond Tsang
University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance, Cornell University and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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Non-GAAP Reporting, Regulation G, Sarbanes-Oxley, Industry Guidance, Funds from Operations, REIT

SEC Intervention and Industry Guidance: The Effect on Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2014
Steve Fortin, Peng Liu and Desmond Tsang
University of Waterloo - School of Accounting and Finance, Cornell University and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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Non-GAAP reporting, Regulation G, Sarbanes-Oxley, Industry Guidance, Funds from Operations, REIT

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Global Financial Integration and Real Estate Security Returns

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Jun 2006
Robert H. Edelstein, Ashok Bardhan and Desmond Tsang
University of California, Berkeley - Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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globalization, economic openness, international financial market, real estate returns, international financial integration

The Role of Sponsor and External Management on the Capital Structure of Asian-Pacific REITs: The Case of Australia, Japan, and Singapore

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Dec 2014
Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University, Citibank, N.A. - Risk Management, City University of Hong Kong and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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Asian-Pacific REIT markets, capital structure, debt maturity, simultaneous equation modelling, financial crisis

The Role of Sponsor and External Management on the Capital Structure of Asian-Pacific REITs: The Case of Australia, Japan, and Singapore

ISER Discussion Paper No. 920
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Jan 2015
Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University, Citibank, N.A. - Risk Management, City University of Hong Kong and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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Asian-Pacific REIT markets, capital structure, debt maturity, simultaneous equation modelling, financial crisis

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Debt Covenants and the Speed of Capital Structure Adjustment

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 45, 2017
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 30 Nov 2017
Erik Devos, Shofiqur Rahman and Desmond Tsang
University of Texas at El Paso - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, New Mexico State University and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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Capital structure; Debt covenants; Speed of adjustment; Capital covenants; Performance covenants

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Social Influence Pressures and the Risk Perceptions of Aspiring Financial Market Professionals

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 21 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2023
McGill University, Independent, HEC Montreal and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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social influence pressures; risk perceptions; financial market professionals; risk-taking

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Component Auditor and Corporate Tax Aggressiveness

Posted: 09 Mar 2021
Jeong-Bon Kim, Bing Luo, Desmond Tsang and Jing Zhang
Simon Fraser University, San Francisco State University, McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management and university of Colorado Denver

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The Role of Debt Covenants in the Investment Grade Bond Market - The REIT Experiment

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 52, No. 4, 2016
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Texas at El Paso - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Texas at El Paso and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

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Debt covenants; Investment grade bond; REIT

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What is the Relationship Between REIT Governance and Earnings Management?

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 47, No. 3, 2013
Posted: 18 Sep 2013
University of Guelph, University of California, Berkeley - Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), corporate governance, earnings management, FFO

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REIT Institutional Ownership Dynamics and the Financial Crisis

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 47, No. 2, 2013
Posted: 22 Aug 2013
University of Texas at El Paso - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Department of Real Estate, Hofstra University - Department of Finance and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

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REITs, Institutional ownership, Financial crisis

Elective Stock Dividends and REITs: Evidence from the Financial Crisis

46th Annual AREUEA Conference Paper
Posted: 29 Nov 2010
Erik Devos, Andrew C. Spieler and Desmond Tsang
University of Texas at El Paso - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, Hofstra University - Department of Finance and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

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Elective Stock Dividends and REITs: Evidence from the Financial Crisis

Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 07 Aug 2012
Erik Devos, Andrew C. Spieler and Desmond Tsang
University of Texas at El Paso - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, Hofstra University - Department of Finance and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

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REITs, Dividend Policy, Stock Dividends, Financial Crisis