Auditing standards, increased accounting disclosure, and information asymmetry: Evidence from an emerging market

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 584-620

  Zhou, Haiyan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting disclosure; Auditing standards; Bid ask spread; Emerging market (China); Information asymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748820520     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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