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Dr. Eileen Taylor Receives Grant to Study Language Used in Risk Disclosure Statements

The grant will fund Taylor’s investigation of the use of plain English, as opposed to legalese, in risk disclosure statements. The project will specifically explore the effect of risk factor readability on investors’ perceptions of corporate risk, management’s reporting credibility, and investment likelihood.

The Steve Berlin/CITGO Grant program awards individual grants of up to $10,000. The program aims to foster academics’ understanding of the contemporary external reporting and governance challenges faced by preparers. Such understanding might be fostered by academics conducting field research, field studies, working in the field, or other such activities. The grants are available to members of the American Accounting Association.

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Dr. Eileen Taylor

American Accounting Association’s Steve Berlin/CITGO Grant Awards