The Timeliness of Accounting Write-Downs by U.S. Financial Institutions During the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 823-860

  Vyas, Dushyantkumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79955500299     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2011.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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