The relative importance of firm and country characteristics for earnings quality around the world

European Accounting Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 693-738

  Gaio, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 78649422725     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180903384643     Document Type: Article

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