Implications for GAAP from an analysis of positive research in accounting

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 246-286

  Kothari, S P ^a   Ramanna, Karthik ^b   Skinner, Douglas J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fair value; FASB; GAAP; IASB

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649906354     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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