Effects of audit quality on earnings management and cost of equity capital: Evidence from China

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 892-925

  Chen, Hanwen ^a   Chen, Jeff Zeyun ^b   Lobo, Gerald J ^c   Wang, Yanyan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 80052671199     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.2011.01088.x     Document Type: Article

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