Development of the Income Smoothing Literature, 1893-1998

Language: English

Published by Emerald Publishing Limited, US, 2001

0762308044 / 9780762308040

Series: Book 3 of 26 - Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought

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This volume describes the development of accounting thought during the twentieth century by focusing on a relatively narrow and long-lived issue, income smoothing. The task begins with the creation and description of three taxonomies of income smoothing literature in order to identify the context and bounds of the preferences and behavior that are to be the subject of the study. Then a chronological review of English-language literature referring to income smoothing behavior is conducted that covers the period, 1893 through 1998. The review starts with literature discussing secret reserves created so that fat years could pay for lean years and moves to income smoothing as a criterion for accounting choice. This literature on the smoothing criterion provided motivation for some of the earliest modern empirical studies in accounting. Empirical studies of smoothing have continued at a fairly constant rate since 1966 and make up a substantial portion of the literature review. A modification of the conventional smoothing hypothesis is proposed at the conclusion of the narrative that takes into account some relevant variables that tend to be overlooked because of the fragmentation of the literature. An extensive annotated bibliography and other appendices provide important supplements to the narrative.…

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Title
Development of the Income Smoothing Literature, 1893-1998
Author
Dale A. Buckmaster
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited, US
Publication year
2001
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New
Binding
Hardback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0762308044
ISBN 13
9780762308040
Item weight
586 grams
Series
Book 3 of 26: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought

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