International variation in accounting measurement rules and analysts' earnings forecast errors

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 1207-1247

  Basu, Sudipta ^a   Hwang, LeeSeok ^a   Jan, Ching Lih ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010055024     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00234     Document Type: Conference Paper

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