Effects of International Institutional Factors on Earnings Quality of Banks
Publication Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
We examine the relation between legal, extra-legal and political institutional factors and earnings quality of banks across countries. We predict that earnings quality is higher in countries with legal, extra-legal and political systems that reduce the consumption of private control benefits by insiders and afford outside investors greater protection. Using a sample of banks from 29 countries over the period from 1993 to 2006, we find all five measures of earnings quality studied are higher in countries with stronger legal, extra-legal and political institutional structures. Our findings highlight the implications of institutional environments for financial reporting quality and are relevant to bank regulators who are considering additional regulations on bank financial reporting.
Discipline
Accounting | Corporate Finance | Finance and Financial Management
Research Areas
Financial Performance Analysis
Publication
American Accounting Association Annual Meeting
City or Country
San Francisco, CA, USA
Citation
LIM, Chee Yeow; Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran; and Lobo, Gerald J..
Effects of International Institutional Factors on Earnings Quality of Banks. (2010). American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/779