Empirical Research in Accounting : Tools and Methods, Hardcover by Gow, Ian D.; Ding, Tongqing, ISBN 1032586508, ISBN-13 9781032586502, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

"This textbook provides the foundation for a course that takes PhD students in empirical accounting research from the very basics of statistics, data analysis, and causal inference up to the point at which they conduct their own research. Starting with foundations in statistics, econometrics, causal inference, and institutional knowledge of accounting and finance, th moves on to an in-depth coverage of the core papers in capital market research. The latter half of th examines contemporary approaches to research design and empirical analysis, including natural experiments, instrumental variables, fixed effects, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity design, propensity-score matching, and machine learning. Readers of th will develop deep data analysis skills using modern tools. Extensive replication and simulation analysis is included throughout"--