An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Earnings Predictability and Auditor-Client Relationships on the Bond Credit Market

This dissertation explores three current issues relevant to the accounting and business communities by empirically examining the effect these issues have on the bond credit market. The first study examines the effect earnings predictability has on both the initial bond rating and the initial pricing...

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Main Author: Crabtree, Aaron Dwight
Other Authors: Accounting and Information Systems
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/11198
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232004-151830