Effects of opportunistic behaviors on security markets: an experimental approach to insider trading and earnings management
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Keywords
Insider trading; Earnings management; Opportunistic behavior; Laboratory experiment; Market efficiency;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
- G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
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