Transparency, Liquidity, and Valuation: International Evidence on When Transparency Matters Most

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 729-774

  Lang, Mark ^a   Lins, Karl V ^b   Maffett, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 84860425927     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2012.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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