Value Relevance of FAS 157 Fair Value Hierarchy Information and the Impact of Corporate Governance Mechanisms

50 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2008 Last revised: 17 Dec 2009

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Chang Joon Song

Virginia Tech

Wayne B. Thomas

University of Oklahoma

Han Yi

Korea University

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Date Written: August 13, 2009

Abstract

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), Fair Value Measurements, prioritizes the source of information used in fair value measurements into three levels: (1) Level 1 (observable inputs from quoted prices in active markets), (2) Level 2 (indirectly observable inputs from quoted prices of comparable items in active markets, identical items in inactive markets, or other market-related information), and (3) Level 3 (unobservable, firm-generated inputs). Using quarterly reports of banking firms in 2008, we find that the value relevance of Level 1 and Level 2 fair values is greater than the value relevance of Level 3 fair values. In addition, we find evidence that the value relevance of fair values (especially Level 3 fair values) is greater for firms with strong corporate governance. Overall, our results support the relevance of fair value measurements under FAS 157, but weaker corporate governance mechanisms may reduce the relevance of these measures.

Keywords: FAS 157, Value Relevance, Fair Values, Fair Value Hierarchy, Corporate Governance

JEL Classification: G12, M41, M44, G34, M49

Suggested Citation

Song, Chang Joon and Thomas, Wayne B. and Yi, Han, Value Relevance of FAS 157 Fair Value Hierarchy Information and the Impact of Corporate Governance Mechanisms (August 13, 2009). Accounting Review, Vol. 85, No. 4, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1198142 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1198142

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