Article | Journal of Accounting & Economics | July 2007

Earnings Announcement Premia and Limits to Arbitrage

by Daniel Cohen, Aiyesha Dey, Thomas Lys and Shyam Sunder

Abstract

We examine the factors underlying the presence of earnings announcement premia. We find that the premia persist beyond the sample period examined in prior studies (ending in 1988), although they decline in magnitude after 1988. Further, premia are lower on the expected than the actual earnings announcement dates. We document that increases in voluntary disclosures result in lower premia, despite the increase in return volatility over time. Finally, our evidence suggests that the premia are not completely eliminated because of the costs of arbitrage.

Keywords: Business Earnings; Announcements; Corporate Disclosure;

Format: Print Find at Harvard

Citation:

Cohen, Daniel, Aiyesha Dey, Thomas Lys, and Shyam Sunder. "Earnings Announcement Premia and Limits to Arbitrage." Journal of Accounting & Economics 43, nos. 2-3 (July 2007): 153–180.

About the Author

Photo
Aiyesha Dey
Høegh Family Associate Professor of Business of Administration
Accounting and Management

View Profile »
View Publications »

 
Campus Map
Campus Map
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
→ Map & Directions
Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College