Consequences of GAAP disclosure regulation: Evidence from municipal debt issues

Accounting Review

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 565-591

  Baber, William R ^a   Gore, Angela K ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure regulation; Municipal debt.

Indexed keywords

EID: 46149112164     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2008.83.3.565     Document Type: Article

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