The EU Emissions Trading System under IFRS - Towards a 'True and Fair View'

Accounting in Europe

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-97

  Haupt, Madlen ^a   Ismer, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 84875854017     PISSN: 17449480     EISSN: 17449499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449480.2013.772726     Document Type: Article

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