To examine whether CEOs of high ability also overstate earnings in their early years of service, we repeat our analysis with a sample of firm-years that correspond to CEOs which stay in office for relatively long periods.
Panel A of Table 5 reports the regression estimates of the discretionary accruals models for the restricted samples.
In Columns (1)and(3),the coefficients on Early Years it are 0.0050(t-statistic¼2.68)and 0.0060(t-statistic¼2.10)for the 6 years and the 9 years samples, respectively.
Panel B of Table 5 reports equivalent results for the abnormal discretionary expenses models.
The coefficients on Early Years it are _0.0179(t-statistic¼_3.72)and _0.0161(t-statistic¼_2.24)for the 6 years and the 9 years samples,respectively.