Timeliness of annual report releases and market reaction to earnings announcements in an emerging capital market: The case of China

Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-131

  Haw, In Mu ^a,b   Qi, Daqing ^b   Wu, Woody ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0007935789     PISSN: 09541314     EISSN: 1467646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-646X.00058     Document Type: Article

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