Verkkoexpectations and the slippery slope to earnings manipulation* jenny chu, university of cambridge patricia m. Dechow, university of southern california†. Verkkothis proud nation is on a slippery slope toward anarchy. Anarchy is a state of confusion or disorder, where there is no law or supreme power to rely on. Too slippery a slope. Posted november 23, 2023. I am writing this as a parent of two. Verkkoparticipants were required to read several short scenarios containing slippery slope arguments, and provide a rating of argument strength. Verkkothe slippery slope to earnings manipulation abstract this paper investigates whether maintaining a reputation for consistently beating analysts’ earnings. Verkkoone example is the slippery slope argument (walton, 1992), the idea that if governments nudge now, soon they will be using bans and mandates:
