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La Gestion Des Resultats Dans Les Banques Tunisiennes : Vers Une Gestion Reelle

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  • Sarra Hamza Elleuch

    (LIGUE - ISCAE)

  • Neila Taktak Boulila

    (DEFI - ESSECT - Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales de Tunis - Université de Tunis)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to study the earnings management practiced by Tunisian banks under an economic context characterized by significant changes. The methodology used is based on qualitative and quantitative approaches. The results show that Tunisian banks use less discretionary loan loss provisions to manage earnings. As a result, banks are increasingly moving towards the real earnings management b

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  • Sarra Hamza Elleuch & Neila Taktak Boulila, 2009. "La Gestion Des Resultats Dans Les Banques Tunisiennes : Vers Une Gestion Reelle," Post-Print halshs-00459371, HAL.
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