Value-relevance of presenting changes in fair value of investment properties in the income statement: Evidence from Hong Kong

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-118

  So, Stella ^a   Smith, Malcolm ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fair value; Financial reporting; Hong Kong; Investment; Property

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049479540     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: 21594260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2009.9663352     Document Type: Article

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