Reporting discretion and private information communication through earnings

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 365-386

  Sankar, Mandira Roy ^a   Subramanyam, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035600704     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00017     Document Type: Article

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