Information friction and investor home bias: A perspective on the effect of global IFRS adoption on the extent of equity home bias

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 433-443

  Beneish, Messod D ^a   Yohn, Teri Lombardi ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Home bias; IFRS adoption; Information asymmetry; Information costs; Information quality and distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649098231     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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