Investigating the Relationship between Political Uncertainty and Market Irregularities: With Emphasis on the Risky Information Environment

Subject Areas : Financial Accounting

Hossin Sharifirad ¹ , negar Khosravipoor ² , sina kheradyar ³ , Mohammadreza Vatanparast ⁴

1 - PhD Student, Department of Accounting, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
2 - Department of Accounting, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Received: 2021-04-10 Accepted : 2021-07-05 Published : 2023-01-01

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