This study examines the factors influencing managerial decisions between accrual-based earnings management (AEM) and real earnings management (REM) following the mandatory adoption of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) among firms listed on the Italian stock exchange. By analyzing the...

This paper examines whether multinational enterprises (MNEs) adapt to international anti–tax avoidance regulation by intensifying domestic profit shifting activities. We compile a novel dataset by mapping MNE ownership network structures that link international to sub-national tax haven...

This article provides a novel insight into whether earnings manipulation signals are reflected in banks' internal credit risk estimates, as measured by the probability of default (PD) estimates, and whether such manipulation has an impact on credit risk (point in time or deferred). The...

Most news stories contain both granular quantitative information and coarse categorizations. For instance, company earnings are reported as a dollar figure alongside categorizations, such as whether earnings beat or missed market expectations. We formalize and study the hypothesis that when a...

Profit shifting by multinational corporations is thought to reduce tax revenue around the world. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the introduction of standard regulations to limit profit shifting. Using administrative tax and customs data from Chile, we find that the reform was...