The Impact of Financial Reporting Quality on Debt Contracting: Evidence from Internal Control Weakness Reports

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-136

  Costello, Anna M ^a   Regina, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 78751628895     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2010.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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