From low-quality reporting to financial crises: Politics of disclosure regulation along the economic cycle

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 209-227

  Bertomeu, Jeremy ^a   Magee, Robert P ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting standards; Business cycle; Credit crisis; Debt contracting; Lobbying; Political economy; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 83355169592     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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