Accounting and Auditing Studies

Accounting and Auditing Studies

Accounting Information Quality and Firms Capital Investments: An Agency Theory Perspective

Document Type : Original Article

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10.22034/iaas.2013.105408
Abstract
This study examines how accounting quality relates to firm-level capital investment efficiency. The first hypothesis is that higher quality accounting enhances investment efficiency by reducing agency problems. Our second hypothesis is that this effect should be stronger in firms where financing is largely provided through equity compared with firms where creditors supply more capital. Our results are consistent with these hypotheses
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