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The supply of and demand for accounting information: the case of bank financing in Russia

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The supply of and demand for accounting information: the case of bank financing in Russia. / Goncharov, Igor; Zimmermann, Jochen.
In: Economics of Transition, Vol. 15, No. 2, 04.2007, p. 257-283.

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Goncharov, I & Zimmermann, J 2007, 'The supply of and demand for accounting information: the case of bank financing in Russia', Economics of Transition, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 257-283. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0351.2007.00289.x

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Goncharov, I., & Zimmermann, J. (2007). The supply of and demand for accounting information: the case of bank financing in Russia. Economics of Transition, 15(2), 257-283. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0351.2007.00289.x

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Goncharov I, Zimmermann J. The supply of and demand for accounting information: the case of bank financing in Russia. Economics of Transition. 2007 Apr;15(2):257-283. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2007.00289.x

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Goncharov, Igor ; Zimmermann, Jochen. / The supply of and demand for accounting information : the case of bank financing in Russia. In: Economics of Transition. 2007 ; Vol. 15, No. 2. pp. 257-283.

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