The financial reporting environment: Review of the recent literature

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 296-343

  Beyer, Anne ^a   Cohen, Daniel A ^b   Lys, Thomas Z ^c   Walther, Beverly R ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysts; Information environment; Mandatory disclosures; Regulation; Voluntary disclosures

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649955064     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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