Harmonization, comparability, and fair value accounting

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 493-509

  Barlev, Benzion ^a   Haddad, Joshua Rene ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Comparability; Fair value accounting; Harmonization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547647283     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0702200307     Document Type: Article

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