The information content of annual earnings announcements and mandatory adoption of IFRS

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 34-54

  Landsman, Wayne R ^a   Maydew, Edward L ^a   Thornock, Jacob R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings announcements; IFRS; Information content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857039805     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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