This document summarizes several journal articles on the topic of asymmetric information and its relationship to variables like earnings management and cost of capital. It provides the name of the researcher, title of the study, variables examined, data collection methods, and key findings for each article. Some of the studies found that asymmetric information positively influences cost of capital and earnings management. However, other studies found no significant effects between variables like asymmetric information, earnings management and cost of equity capital. Sample sizes included publicly listed companies in various sectors and the time periods examined ranged from 2007 to 2010. Data analysis methods included multiple regression calculations.