Abstract
AbstractWe provide a theoretical model in which managers inflate actual profits to attract capital and shareholders cannot monitor such actions. We focus on the role of market competition in cross‐industry difference in financial performance overstatement. We show that the degree of competition negatively affects the extent of overstatement.
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