Empirical evidence of the effect of European accounting differences on the stock market valuation of earnings and book value

European Accounting Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 573-599

  Arce, Miguel ^a   Mora, Araceli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 28244458012     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180220125616     Document Type: Article

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