The impact of accounting of securities valuation on stock returns: The case of greece

Journal of Applied Accounting Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 180-194

  Tzovas, Christos ^a   Chalevas, Constantinos ^a   Ballas, Apostolos A ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Accounting policy; Greece; Securities; Stock returns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993057987     PISSN: 09675426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09675421011088125     Document Type: Article

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