Market reaction to events surrounding the sarbanes-oxley act of 2002 and earnings management

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-134

  Li, Haidan ^a   Pincus, Morton ^b   Rego, Sonja Olhoft ^c  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 39749191107     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588597     Document Type: Article

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