Analysts' earnings forecasts and the value relevance of 20-F reconciliations from non-U.S. to U.S. GAAP

Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-15

  Fulkerson, Cheryl Linthicum ^a   Meek, Gary K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012704439     PISSN: 09541314     EISSN: 1467646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-646X.00027     Document Type: Article

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