Debt Issues and Earnings Management

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to analyze earnings management (EM) surrounding debenture issues of companies listed on the BM&FBOVESPA. EM is an intentional intervention in external financial reports in order to obtain some private gain. This practice is especially important at the time of is...

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Main Authors: Bianca Piloto Sincerre, Joelson O. Sampaio, Rubens Famá, José Odálio dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Contabilidade & Finanças
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-70772016005003101&lng=en&tlng=en