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The effect of natural disasters on big bath earnings management of banks: evidence from the 2005 US hurricane season

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  • Qiurong Yang
  • Gang Bai

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We investigate the effect of the 2005 US hurricane strikes on big bath earnings management in the banking industry. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that banks affected by the hurricanes add more discretionary loan loss provisions (DLLP) after the shock relative to unaffected banks. Further tests suggest that the hurricane-induced DLLP increase is attributable to opportunistic big bath accounting rather than to a precautionary motive. We also show that the effect of the hurricanes on big bath earnings management is more pronounced in banks that were managing earnings upwards more aggressively before the hurricanes.

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  • Qiurong Yang & Gang Bai, 2024. "The effect of natural disasters on big bath earnings management of banks: evidence from the 2005 US hurricane season," Accounting and Business Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(6), pages 673-699, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:acctbr:v:54:y:2024:i:6:p:673-699
    DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2023.2258781
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