Relationship between information asymmetry and cost of capital

Autor: Fateme Rahmani, Hosein Kazemi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Management Science Letters, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 321-328 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1923-9335
1923-9343
Popis: Shareholders expected return is normally impacted by informational risk and informational asymmetry, on the other hand, creates informational risk. Thus, investors demand greater risk premium in the case of informational asymmetry and in turn corporate expenditures increase. In this study, we determine the relationship between informational asymmetry and capital cost. The study uses information of 109 companies listed in Tehran Securities Exchange over the period of 2005-2010 and the results suggest a positive and significant relationship between informational asymmetry and capital cost. In addition, the results from present research indicate that when capital markets are competitive, there is not a significant relationship between informational asymmetry and capital cost. But when markets are partially competitive there is a significant relationship between informational asymmetry and capital cost.
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