Dividend policy at firms accused of accounting fraud

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 818-850

  Caskey, Judson ^a   Hanlon, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84879169285     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.2012.01173.x     Document Type: Article

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