Does trading volume detect information content in earnings reconciliations of foreign firms?

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-87

  Hora, Judith A ^a   Tondkar, Rasoul H ^b   McEwen, Ruth Ann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Form 20 F reconciliation; Information content; Trading volume; U.S. GAAP

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744301212     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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