The Valuation Relevance of Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the European Union Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme

European Accounting Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 551-580

  Clarkson, Peter M ^a,b   Li, Yue ^c   Pinnuck, Matthew ^d   Richardson, Gordon D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84937634202     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2014.927782     Document Type: Article

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