THE INFORMATION CONTENT OF EARNINGS AND SYSTEMATIC RISK IN CHANGING ECONOMIC CONJECTURE : THE TURKISH CASE

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

BY FATMA AKSOY

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

OCTOBER 2008

Approval of the Graduate School of Social Sciences

Prof. Dr.Sencer Ayata Director I certify that this thesis satisfies all the requirements as a thesis for the degree of Master of Business Administration.

Prof. Dr.Cengiz Erol Head of Department

This is to certify that we have read this thesis and that in our opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Business Administration

Prof. F. N. Can Şımga-Muğan Supervisor Examining Committee Members Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Önder Prof. F. N. Can Şımga-Muğan (BILKENT UNIVERSITY, BA) (METU, BA)

Assist. Prof. Engin Küçükkaya (METU, BA)

I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work.

Name, Last name : Fatma, Aksoy Signature :

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ABSTRACT
THE INFORMATION CONTENT OF EARNINGS AND SYSTEMATIC RISK IN CHANGING ECONOMIC CONJECTURE: THE TURKISH CASE Aksoy, Fatma M.B.A., Department of Business Administration Supervisor : Prof. Dr. F. N. Can Şımga-Muğan October 2008, 73 pages This thesis analyses the information content of inflation adjusted financial statements for investors and the informational value of accounting earnings and systematic risk in explaining stock returns in Turkey. Information content of inflation accounting is tested by using event study methodology. Results show