Carmo, Cecília Rendeiro; Moreira, José António Cardoso; … - In: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting 14 (2016) 2, pp. 178-197
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship between earnings quality and the cost of debt for private companies in a “code-law” country (Ball et al. , 2000). The analysis controls for company size, debt level and audited information. Design/methodology/approach The paper...