Challenges and opportunities in disclosure research-A discussion of 'the financial reporting environment: Review of the recent literature'

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 204-218

  Berger, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Financial reporting; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951509490     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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