Political connections and earnings quality: How do connected firms respond to changes in political stability and government effectiveness?

• Main Authors: Iman Harymawan, John Nowland
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2016
• Subjects: JA Political science (General); JS Local government Municipal government; JZ International relations
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/94559/1/Harymawan-Political%20connections%20and%20earnings.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/94559/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994355320&doi=10.1108%2fIJAIM-05-2016-0056&partnerID=40&md5=c8a307d91d2bf3c5b5c8c57b79117868
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate how the earnings quality of politically connected firms is affected by changes in political stability and government effectiveness in a developing country. Design/methodology/approach - This study uses a sample of 2,073 firm-year observations fro...