Improving Financial Reports by Revealing the Accuracy of Prior Estimates

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 165-193

  Hirst, D E ^a   Jackson, Kevin E ^a   Koonce, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure transparency; Estimates; Financial reporting; Reconciliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542713641     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/9T1W-PGGN-L36L-WD21     Document Type: Review

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