Balance sheet versus earnings conservatism in Europe

European Accounting Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-292

  Lara, Juan Manuel García ^a   Mora, Araceli ^b,c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Polibienestar Research Institute   (Spain)

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EID: 27844537639     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963818042000203347     Document Type: Article

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