The impact of voluntary corporate disclosures on the ex-ante cost of capital for Swiss firms

European Accounting Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 741-773

  Hail, Luzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 18944403597     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963818022000001109     Document Type: Article

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