Disclosure timing: Determinants of quarterly earnings release dates

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 457-482

  Sengupta, Partha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure timing; Earnings announcement date

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244222921     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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