Discussion of "why are earnings kinky? An examination of the earnings management explanation"

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 385-391

  McNichols, Maureen F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3843051312     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1024486000789     Document Type: Conference Paper

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