Large-Sample Evidence on Firms' Year-over-Year MD&A Modifications

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 309-346

  Brown, Stephen V ^a   Tucker, Jennifer Wu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 79953277646     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2010.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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