The effect of increased disclosure on cost of capital: Evidence from China

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-401

  Zhang, Li ^a   Ding, Shujun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of capital; Disclosure; Endogeneity; Information asymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749658955     PISSN: 0924865X     EISSN: 15737179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11156-006-0044-1     Document Type: Article

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