Information asymmetry, corporate disclosure, and the capital markets: A review of the empirical disclosure literature

Journal of Accounting and Economics - Tập 31 Số 1-3 - Trang 405-440 - 2001
Paul M. Healy1, Krishna G. Palepu1
1Graduate School of Business, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02446, USA

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