The value relevance of intangibles: The case of software capitalization

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages 161-191

  Aboody, David ^a   Lev, Baruch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20144374706     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2491312     Document Type: Article

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