Does mandatory IFRS adoption improve information quality in low investor protection countries?

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 87-97

  Houqe, Muhammad Nurul ^a   Easton, Samuel ^a   van Zijl, Tony ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Forecast accuracy; Forecast dispersion; IFRS adoption; Information quality; Investor protection; Mandatory IFRS adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908052817     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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