Mohammad Afsharmehr
Accounting Information Quality, Free Cash Flow, and Over-Investment: Evidence from an Emerging Market -a Study in Iran
Afsharmehr, Mohammad; Nasseri, Ahmad; Yazdifar, Hassan; Albahloul, Mohammad
Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between accounting information quality (AIQ) and over-investment based on data from 110 companies in the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2014 and also compares the relationship between AIQ and over-investment in companies with low and high free cash flow. Principal-Agent Theory and Information economic theory suggest that an increase in accounting information quality can decrease over-investment. AIQ by Dechow and Dichev’s Model (2002), over-investment by Richardson’s Model (2006), and free cash flow by Yuan and Jiang’s Method (2008) were measured and hypotheses were tested using Yuan and Jiang’s Model (2008). Results of this investigation show that there is a reverse and meaningful relationship between AIQ and over-investment; which means that improvement of AIQ can decrease over-investment. Also, the effects of AIQ on over-investment in companies with high free cash flow is greater than in companies with low free cash flow.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 15, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 29, 2024 |
Publication Date | Apr 29, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Jun 3, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 30, 2025 |
Journal | Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development |
Print ISSN | 1549-9324 |
Electronic ISSN | 1747-6763 |
Publisher | Inderscience |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 4 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1504/JIBED.2023.138123 |
Publisher URL | https://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=138123 |
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