The stock price impact of mandated accounting charges on rate-regulated firms

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-257

  D'Souza, Julia ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting changes; Financial leverage; Rate regulated firms; SFAS 106

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744282664     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009616727227     Document Type: Article

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