Using firm-level data for 1,084 parent firms in 24 countries and for 9,497 subsidiaries in 54 countries, we show that tax-motivated profit shifting is larger among subsidiaries in countries that have stable corporate tax rates over time. Our findings further suggest that firms move away from...

This paper investigates the impact of margin trading on firms' financial reporting. Using a difference-in-differences (DID) approach that exploits staggered elimination of margin trading bans, it reports a significant effect of margin trading on earnings management. Treated firms increase...