Do Strict Regulators Increase the Transparency of Banks?

We investigate the role that regulatory strictness plays on the enforcement of financial reporting transparency in the U.S. banking industry. Using a novel measure of regulatory strictness in the enforcement of capital adequacy, we show that strict regulators are more likely to enforce restatements...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Costello, A.M (Author), Granja, J. (Author), Weber, J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2019
Subjects:
E58
G21
M40
M41
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