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To catch financial rats, a better mousetrap: New tool helps reveal companies' accounting tricks to hide problems

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New research proposes a new and more effective way to gauge companies' "earnings quality" The measure, known as earnings quality score ( EQSCORE ), proved superior to the best existing models at identifying companies engaged in possible accounting misconduct.

It looks at a broader set of accounting red flags, such as board governance and audit-related concerns.

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English

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