Investor protection, prospect theory, and earnings management: An international comparison of the banking industry

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2675-2697

  Shen, Chung Hua ^a   Chih, Hsiang Lin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bank earnings; Corporate governance; Earnings management; Investor protection; Prospect theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844515741     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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