Does mandatory adoption of international financial reporting standards in the European Union Reduce the cost of equity capital?

Accounting Review

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 607-636

  Li, Siqi ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of equity capital; International accounting standards (ias); International financial reporting standards (ifrs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951775371     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2010.85.2.607     Document Type: Article

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