The Role of Earnings Management in Economic Growth and Corporate Growth Illusion

Subject Areas : Financial Accounting

Leila Zamanianfar ¹ , Fraydoon Rahnamay Roodposhti ² , Bahman Banimahd ³ , Hashem Nikoomaram ⁴ , Zahra Deilami ⁵

1 - Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Economic, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Economic, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, ,Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad Uni-versity, Karaj, Iran
4 - Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Economic, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, ,Tehran, Iran
5 - Department of Accounting, Faculty of Financial Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2020-05-18 Accepted : 2020-12-31 Published : 2021-10-01

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