Effects of Firm Size on the Relationship between Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange

This study investigates the effects of firm size on the relationship between disclosure and cost of capital equity. The purpose of this study is to provide a formal test on the claim that states large firms benefit from disclosure, more than small firms. In this study, we have used a sample of 107 f...

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Autores principales: Omid Pourheidari, Nasrin Yousefzadeh, Zeynab Azami
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Publicado: Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman 2014
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5183e25d4eed4f71aa8e86f88243da702021-11-04T19:47:20ZEffects of Firm Size on the Relationship between Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange2008-89142476-292X10.22103/jak.2014.861https://doaj.org/article/5183e25d4eed4f71aa8e86f88243da702014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jak.uk.ac.ir/article_861_8906472645be2d2c188bd028a933ad67.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2008-8914https://doaj.org/toc/2476-292XThis study investigates the effects of firm size on the relationship between disclosure and cost of capital equity. The purpose of this study is to provide a formal test on the claim that states large firms benefit from disclosure, more than small firms. In this study, we have used a sample of 107 firms listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange in the period 1385 to 1389. Multiple regression analysis is used to test the claim hypothesis. The results showed that firm size moderates the relationship between disclosure and cost of equity. The result revealed a significant negative relationship between disclosure and cost of equity for large firms and a non-significant relationship for small firms.Omid PourheidariNasrin YousefzadehZeynab AzamiShahid Bahonar University of Kermanarticledisclosureinformation asymmetrycost of equityfirm sizeAccounting. BookkeepingHF5601-5689FAمجله دانش حسابداری, Vol 5, Iss 18, Pp 91-111 (2014)
institution DOAJ
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topic disclosure
information asymmetry
cost of equity
firm size
Accounting. Bookkeeping
HF5601-5689
spellingShingle disclosure
information asymmetry
cost of equity
firm size
Accounting. Bookkeeping
HF5601-5689
Omid Pourheidari
Nasrin Yousefzadeh
Zeynab Azami
Effects of Firm Size on the Relationship between Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange
description This study investigates the effects of firm size on the relationship between disclosure and cost of capital equity. The purpose of this study is to provide a formal test on the claim that states large firms benefit from disclosure, more than small firms. In this study, we have used a sample of 107 firms listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange in the period 1385 to 1389. Multiple regression analysis is used to test the claim hypothesis. The results showed that firm size moderates the relationship between disclosure and cost of equity. The result revealed a significant negative relationship between disclosure and cost of equity for large firms and a non-significant relationship for small firms.
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author Omid Pourheidari
Nasrin Yousefzadeh
Zeynab Azami
author_facet Omid Pourheidari
Nasrin Yousefzadeh
Zeynab Azami
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title Effects of Firm Size on the Relationship between Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange
title_short Effects of Firm Size on the Relationship between Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange
title_full Effects of Firm Size on the Relationship between Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange
title_fullStr Effects of Firm Size on the Relationship between Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Firm Size on the Relationship between Disclosure and Cost of Equity Capital in Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange
title_sort effects of firm size on the relationship between disclosure and cost of equity capital in companies listed in tehran stock exchange
publisher Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
publishDate 2014
url https://doaj.org/article/5183e25d4eed4f71aa8e86f88243da70
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