Using laboratory experiments to evaluate accounting policy issues

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-232

  Kachelmeier, Steven J ^a   King, Ronald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0141925623     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2002.16.3.219     Document Type: Note

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