1. Earnings Manipulation and Predicting Stock Returns Open Access Author: Pattarkine, Uma Vikram Title: Earnings Manipulation and Predicting Stock Returns Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Accounting and Finance Keywords: Earnings manipulationstock returnsFama FrenchCarhartM-Scoredot-com bubble File: Download Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Edward Eugene Babcock Jr., Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors AdvisorOrie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor