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Discussion of “The Effect of Information on Uncertainty and the Cost of Capitalâ€

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  • Marlene A. Plumlee

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Johnstone (2016) provides a theoretical analysis of how information might increase uncertainty and a firm's cost of equity capital (COEC). The author's analysis serves to highlight outcomes that he suggests receive limited attention in prior studies. He focuses on how more information might result in greater, rather than less, uncertainty and whether a decrease in uncertainty leads to a lower COEC. I discuss how his study provides an incremental contribution to the theoretical literature and ways in which future work in this area might provide a richer framework for empirical studies.Johnstone (2016) propose une analyse théorique de la façon dont l'information peut accroître l'incertitude et le coût des capitaux propres pour une société. Son analyse met en relief des résultats auxquels les chercheurs ont jusqu’à maintenant accordé, selon lui, peu d'attention. Johnstone cherche plus particulièrement à déterminer comment un supplément d'information pourrait accroître l'incertitude, plutôt que de l'atténuer, et si l'atténuation de l'incertitude engendre la diminution du coût des capitaux propres. L'auteure se demande ici en quoi cette étude vient étoffer les écrits théoriques et comment les travaux futurs dans ce domaine pourraient enrichir le cadre de référence des études empiriques.

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  • Marlene A. Plumlee, 2016. "Discussion of “The Effect of Information on Uncertainty and the Cost of Capitalâ€," Contemporary Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 33(2), pages 775-782, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:coacre:v:33:y:2016:i:2:p:775-782
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.12223
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