Accounting standard changes and foreign analyst behavior: Evidence from China

This study investigates changes in foreign analyst behavior before and after Chinese New Accounting Standards was implemented during 2007. The empirical results show that after the new accounting standards were implemented, forecast error among foreign analysts decreased in both absolute and relativ...

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Main Authors: Yutao Wang, Yu Hou, Xiaolin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-03-01
Series:China Journal of Accounting Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755309112000032