Capitalization of R&D and the informativeness of stock prices

European Accounting Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 703-726

  Oswald, Dennis R ^a   Zarowin, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37549030519     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180701706815     Document Type: Article

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