Incentives and penalties related to earnings overstatements that violate GAAP

Accounting Review

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 425-457

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EID: 0033236338     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.1999.74.4.425     Document Type: Article

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