Why have measures of earnings quality changed over time?

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 196-217

  Srivastava, Anup ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting standards; Core expenses; Earnings quality; Intangible capital; Knowledge industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899854342     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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