We test whether corporate governance mechanisms promoted by best practice codes are effective in constraining earnings manipulation in Spain, as previously documented in the US and the UK. We show that to a certain extent an Anglo-Saxon model of corporate governance may turn out to be a failure...

Earnings quality is not a measurable concept through only one variable, but there are several attributes that characterize earnings quality and employing one or another could influence the research conclusion without considering one of them the best measure of earnings quality. The study deals...

Earnings quality is not a measurable concept through only one variable, but there are several attributes that characterize earnings quality and employing one or another could influence the research conclusion without considering one of them the best measure of earnings quality. The study deals...

This paper focuses on earnings benchmarks using a sample of Spanish hotel firms. In particular, we examine two earnings benchmarks: loss avoidance and earnings decreases avoidance. First, we use frequency histograms to detect a discontinuity around zero. Second, we use discretionary accruals and...