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Earnings Variability and Disclosure of R&D: Evidence from Press Releases

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  • Haim Falk
  • Uri Ben Zion

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  • Dan Weiss & Haim Falk & Uri Ben Zion, 2013. "Earnings Variability and Disclosure of R&D: Evidence from Press Releases," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 53(3), pages 837-865, September.
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