Analysis and diagnosis of income smoothing in Spain

European Accounting Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 443-463

  Gill de Albornoz, B ^a   Alcarria, José J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

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EID: 33749339331     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963818022000001154     Document Type: Article

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