Multiperiod analysis of adoption motives: The case of SFAS No. 106

Accounting Review

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 539-553

  Amir, Eli ^a   Livnat, Joshua ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adoption; Postretirement benefits; SFAS No. 106

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030305321     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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