Does Information Asymmetry Affect Corporate Tax Aggressiveness?

We investigate the effect of information asymmetry on corporate tax avoidance. Using a difference-in-differences matching estimator to assess the effects of changes in analyst coverage caused by broker closures and mergers, we find that firms avoid tax more aggressively after a reduction in analyst...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chen, Jonas Tao, Lin, Chen
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87979
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44541