GAAP versus the Street: An empirical assessment of two alternative definitions of earnings

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-66

  Bradshaw, Mark T ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0036004046     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00038     Document Type: Review

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