This paper analyzes whether differences in bank earnings management across countries can be linked to differences in the prevailing institutional and regulatory framework. Using a broad sample of 21,895 banks from 47 countries over the period 1990 to 2006, we consider three dimensions along...

This study examines the link between bank earnings management and cost of equity and trading volume, using a broad sample comprising 22,217 banks from 50 countries over the period 1990 to 2006. The extent of bank earnings management in a country is measured using three distributional properties...