Discussion of “Cash flow asymmetry: Causes and implications for conditional conservatism research”

Accounting researchers should not view CHT׳s analysis as the solution to our collective problem of being able to measure conditional conservatism. CHT provide evidence about earnings asymmetric timeliness and an accruals-based measure of asymmetric timeliness that is useful for evaluating construct validity. In some cases, CHT׳s evidence will translate directly to another researcher׳s setting. In other cases, CHT provide useful guidance for researchers to follow in conducting their own construct validity analysis. But it is ultimately the responsibility of each researcher to conduct his own construct validity analysis specific to his research question and sample.