Title

Determinants of R&D Disclosures of Nasdaq-Listed Biotechnology Firms

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

8-2005

Abstract

This study investigates the determinants of discretionary research and development (R&D) disclosures of biotechnology firms listed on the NASDAQ. Our study proposes that firms with higher levels of information asymmetry are more likely to disclose information about R&D than firms with lower levels of information asymmetry. However, proprietary costs thwart the incentives for firms to adopt a policy of full disclosure on R&D. We find results that are consistent with our propositions. Firms that have higher levels of information asymmetry that are proxied by higher growth options, higher concentrations of R&D expenditures and dependence on equity funding (as opposed to debt funding) are found to have higher levels of R&D disclosures. Further, our results show that firms that have lower proprietary costs through patent protection or through having a size advantage disclose more information than other firms.

Keywords

Research and development disclosures, Financial reporting, NASDAQ

Discipline

Accounting | Corporate Finance

Research Areas

Corporate Reporting and Disclosure

Publication

American Accounting Association Annual Meeting

City or Country

San Francisco, California, USA

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