Discussion of international differences in the timeliness, conservatism, and classification of earnings

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages 89-99

  Basu, Sudipta ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 15544389875     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2491346     Document Type: Article

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