Voluntary IFRS adoption, analyst coverage, and information quality: International evidence

Journal of International Accounting Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-76

  Kim, Jeong Bon ^a   Shi, Haina ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analyst coverage; Common information; Idiosyncratic information; Information quality; International financial reporting standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859147989     PISSN: 15426297     EISSN: 15588025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jiar-10216     Document Type: Article

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