IFRS adoption in Europe and investment-cash flow sensitivity: Outsider versus insider economies

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-168

  Schleicher, Thomas ^a   Tahoun, Ahmed ^a   Walker, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IFRS; Insider and outsider economies; Investment cash flow sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953121508     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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