Voluntary disclosure and earnings management: evidence from the Brazilian capital market

ABSTRACT This study examines the association between the voluntary disclosure of economic and financial information and earnings management. The outlined arguments on the subject are based on the assumption that consistent voluntary disclosure policies may reduce earnings management. The analysis is...

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Main Authors: Silvia Consoni, Romualdo Douglas Colauto, Gerlando Augusto Sampaio Franco de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista Contabilidade & Finanças
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-70772017000200249&lng=en&tlng=en