The effects of Taxes, agency costs and information asymmetry on earnings management: A comparison of public and private firms

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 299-326

  Beatty, Anne ^a   Harris, David G ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53149094729     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009642403312     Document Type: Article

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