How do earnings numbers relate to stock returns? A review of classic accounting research with updated evidence

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 263-286

  Craig Nichols, D ^a   Wahlen, James M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547608777     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2004.18.4.263     Document Type: Article

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