The impact of ifrs on accounting quality in a regulated market: An empirical study of China

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 659-676

  Chunhui Liu, ^a   Yao, Lee J ^b,c   Hu, Nan ^d   Liu, Ling ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting quality; China; IFRS; IFRS adoption; Value relevance

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255128804     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: 21604061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X11409164     Document Type: Article

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