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Managerial ownership, accounting choices, and informativeness of earnings

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  • Warfield, Terry D.
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  • Wild, Kenneth L.

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  • Warfield, Terry D. & Wild, John J. & Wild, Kenneth L., 1995. "Managerial ownership, accounting choices, and informativeness of earnings," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 61-91, July.
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