Accounting and prudential regulation: From uncomfortable bedfellows to perfect partners?

Journal of Financial Stability

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-135

  Borio, Claudio ^a   Tsatsaronis, Kostas ^a  

^a BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accounting conservatism; Financial reporting; Financial stability; Regulation; Standard setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144482302     PISSN: 15723089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfs.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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