Detecting earnings management using Benford’s Law: the case of Romanian listed companies

Research question: This study aims to identify possible cosmetic earnings management in the case of the Romanian listed companies. Motivation: According to the literature, the managers tend to overstate the net income presented in the financial statement. For the users of these documents and for the...

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Main Author: Costel Istrate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bucharest University of Economic Studies 2019-06-01
Series:Contabilitate şi Informatică de Gestiune
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Online Access:http://online-cig.ase.ro/jcig/art/18_2_3.pdf