The value relevance of disclosure: Evidence from the emerging capital market of Egypt

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-102

  Hassan, Omaima A G ^a   Romilly, Peter ^b   Giorgioni, Gianluigi ^c   Power, David ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost of capital; Disclosure; Economic consequences; Egypt; Firm value

Indexed keywords

EID: 60149099550     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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