Longitudinal value relevance of earnings and intangible assets: Evidence from Australian firms

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-91

  Goodwin, John ^a   Ahmed, Kamran ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian GAAP; Intangible assets; Longitudinal earnings value relevance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644866859     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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