Cost of an accounting education, economic returns, and preparation to enter the profession

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 433-464

  Dunn, Kimberly A ^a   Hooks, Karen L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation in public accounting; Cost of education; CPA examination pass rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054853813     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace.2009.24.4.433     Document Type: Article

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