Discussion of on the asymmetric recognition of good and bad news in France, Germany and the United Kingdom

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 1333-1349

  Basu, Sudipta ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22144460021     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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