Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of the audit committee (presence, expertise, independence, size and activity) on earnings management of banks. We selected a sample of ten Tunisian commercial banks examined over the 2001 to 2014 period. The regression models are estimated using the “Panel Corrected Standard Errors” method of Beck and Katz (1995). Our empirical results highlight the effective role of the audit committee's expertise in mitigating discretionary practices. However, the number of meetings, which is less than the standard required by regulatory authorities, does not have a significant disciplinary effect on discretionary loan loss provisions. Results also report that Audit committee’s independence and size have positive effects on discretionary loan loss provisions in our sample.
Highlights
The editorial board announced this article has been retracted on February 28, 2018
Article Title: Audit committee and discretionary loan loss provisions in Tunisian commercial banks
Summary
The editorial board announced this article has been retracted on February 28, 2018.
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