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How naive is the stock market's use of earnings information?

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  • Ball, Ray & Bartov, Eli, 1996. "How naive is the stock market's use of earnings information?," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 319-337, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaecon:v:21:y:1996:i:3:p:319-337
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