Earnings management and firm performance following open-market repurchases

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 947-986

  Gong, Guojin ^a   Louis, Henock ^a   Sun, Amy X ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41649114158     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01336.x     Document Type: Article

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