Economic consequences of SEC disclosure regulation: Evidence from the OTC bulletin board

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-264

  Bushee, Brian J ^a   Leuz, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eligibility rule; Enforcement; Externalities; Liquidity; Listing choices; Mandatory disclosure; Over the counter market

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544362633     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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