The Effect of Voluntary Disclosure and Preemptive Preannouncements on Earnings Response Coefficients (ERC) When Firms Manage Earnings

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-409

  Ronen, Joshua ^a   Ronen, Tavy ^b   Yaari, Varda ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 84990379704     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0301800305     Document Type: Review

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