Economic Consequences of Accounting Enforcement Reforms: The Case of Germany

European Accounting Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-251

  Ernstberger, Jürgen ^a   Stich, Michael ^a   Vogler, Oliver ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 84861953587     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2011.628096     Document Type: Article

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