Corporate responses to political costs: An examination of the relation between environmental disclosure and earnings management

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-94

  Patten, Dennis M ^a   Trompeter, Greg ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0037270289     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4254(02)00087-X     Document Type: Article

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