The use of unsigned earnings quality measures in tests of earnings management

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1017-1053

  Hribar, Paul ^a   Nichols, D Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management   (United States)

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EID: 35248870116     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2007.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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