Religious atmosphere and the cost of equity capital: Evidence from China

The cost of equity capital (ICC) is a crucial component of investment decisions and corporate performance evaluations. This study explores the effect of a region’s religious atmosphere on ICC and finds that ICC tends to be lower when stronger religious atmosphere is created. We further use the media...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ning Hu, Hong Chen, Muhua Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:China Journal of Accounting Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755309118300017