Accounting discretion of banks during a financial crisis /

This paper shows that banks use accounting discretion to overstate the value of distressed assets. Banks' balance sheets overvalue real estate-related assets compared to the market value of these assets, especially during the U.S. mortgage crisis. Share prices of banks with large exposure to mo...

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Yazar: Laeven, Luc
Diğer Yazarlar: Huizinga, Harry
Materyal Türü: Dergi
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Seri Bilgileri:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/207
Online Erişim:Full text available on IMF