The Use of Trade Association Disclosures by Investors and Analysts: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 643-670

  Chandra, Uday ^a   Procassini, Andrew ^b   Waymire, Gregory ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001882481     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.1999.tb00599.x     Document Type: Article

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