Faculty of Economics and Management
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

fahmeehamid@gmail.com

Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Jalan UMS 88400 Kota Kinabalu Sabah
MALAYSIA

rozilee@ums.edu.my

School of Social and Economic Development
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
21030 Kuala Nerus Terengganu
MALAYSIA

n.fatimah@umt.edu.my

Faculty of Economics and Management
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

farisan.sulaiman@treasury.gov.my

MAHSA University
Saujana Putra Campus
Jalan SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra
42610 Jenjarom Kuala Langat Selangor
MALAYSIA

elyanabila@gmail.com

Abstract

A study on the effects of earnings management practices on bank cost efficiency, using banking data in five ASEAN countries, was conducted in 1989–2015. The Stochastic Frontier Analysis technique employed to gauge cost efficiency revealed that each country has different efficiency level. With panel data analysis, we further discovered that increase in earnings management practices reduces bank’s efficiency significantly. It is suggested that banking supervisors and managers should formulate strategies that focus on cost efficiency–related initiatives and regulate earnings management practices. Such strategies could potentially facilitate the economic integration of ASEAN countries.

Keywords

ASEAN, bank, cost efficiency, earnings management, SFA

DOI

Bibliography

Ab-Hamid, M. F., Asid, R., Che Sulaiman, N. F., Wan Sulaiman, W. F., & Abdul Bahri, E. N. (2018). The Effect of Earnings Management on Bank Efficiency. Journal of Accounting and Governance, 10, 73–82.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/AJAG-2018-10-07