Competition or manipulation? An empirical evidence of determinants of the earnings persistence of the U.S. banks

Chi-HSiou D Hung, Yuxiang Jiang, Frank Hong Liu* (Corresponding Author), Hong Tu

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Abstract

We examine the impact of competition on bank earnings persistence by exploiting a natural experiment following interstate banking deregulation that increased bank competition. We find that bank earnings adjustment speed increases after their states implement the deregulation. This relationship is weakened, however, with the increase of bank's abilities to sustain earnings, as reflected in size, diversification, managerial efficiency and safety. We further find that the impact of compeititon on bank earnings adjustment speed is direct but not indirectly through the channel of earnings management.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)442-454
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Banking and Finance
Volume88
Early online date31 Jan 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2018

Keywords

  • competition
  • branching restrictions index
  • earnings persistence
  • earnings adjustment speed
  • earnings management

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