Fair-value accounting: A cautionary tale from Enron

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 465-484

  Benston, George J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enron; Fair value accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745043604     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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