Private control benefits and earnings management: Evidence from insider controlled firms

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-157

  Gopalan, Radhakrishnan ^a   Jayaraman, Sudarshan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 84855901291     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2011.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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