Cross-sectional estimation of abnormal accruals using quarterly and annual data: Effectiveness in detecting event-specific earnings management

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-319

  Jeter, Debra C ^a   Shivakumar, Lakshmanan ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039601135     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1999.9729590     Document Type: Article

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