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Do firms mislead investors by overstating earnings before seasoned equity offerings?

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  • Shivakumar, Lakshmanan
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    Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Journal of Accounting and Economics.

    Volume (Year): 29 (2000)
    Issue (Month): 3 (June)
    Pages: 339-371

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    Handle: RePEc:eee:jaecon:v:29:y:2000:i:3:p:339-371

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