The Effect of Mandatory IFRS Adoption on Financial Analysts' Information Environment

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-96

  Byard, Donal ^a   Li, Ying ^b   Yu, Yong ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 78751476634     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2010.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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