Limited attention, information disclosure, and financial reporting

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2003, Pages 337-386

  Hirshleifer, David ^a   Teoh, Siew Hong ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting regulation; Behavioral accounting; Capital markets; Disclosure; Investor psychology; Limited attention; Market efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742321678     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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