Accounting-policy choice and firm characteristics in the Asia Pacific region: An international empirical test of Costly Contracting Theory

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-21

  Astami, Emita W ^a   Tower, Greg ^b  

^a Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta   (Indonesia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting policy choice; Asia Pacific region; Costly Contracting Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644680908     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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