Regulatory enforcement, foreignness and language negativity: Evidence from SEC comment letters
(2023)
Journal Article
Koulikidou, K., Chantziaras, A., Dedoulis, E., & Leventis, S. (2023). Regulatory enforcement, foreignness and language negativity: Evidence from SEC comment letters. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 51, Article 100547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2023.100547
In this paper, we demonstrate that negative language is employed as a mechanism through which regulators express their differentiated level of concern and pass on stronger messages to riskier reviewees. We investigate the language tone employed by th... Read More about Regulatory enforcement, foreignness and language negativity: Evidence from SEC comment letters.