Response to: The ongoing debate about the impact of the 150-hour education requirement on the supply of certified public accountants

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1045-1057

  Allen, Arthur C ^a   Woodland, Angela M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

150 hour requirement

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EID: 84870789166     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace-50231     Document Type: Article

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