Is Historical Cost Accounting a Panacea? Market Stress, Incentive Distortions, and Gains Trading
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Finance
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-1082
DOI: 10.1111/jofi.12357