Regulation and the valuation relevance of book value and earnings: Evidence from the United States

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 547-573

  Nwaeze, Emeka T ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001275593     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.1998.tb00571.x     Document Type: Article

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