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Unintended consequences of changing accounting standards: the case of fair value accounting and mandatory dividends

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Unintended consequences of changing accounting standards: the case of fair value accounting and mandatory dividends. / Goncharov, Igor; van Triest, Sander.
In: Abacus, Vol. 50, No. 3, 09.2014, p. 342-368.

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Goncharov, I & van Triest, S 2014, 'Unintended consequences of changing accounting standards: the case of fair value accounting and mandatory dividends', Abacus, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 342-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12033

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Goncharov, I., & van Triest, S. (2014). Unintended consequences of changing accounting standards: the case of fair value accounting and mandatory dividends. Abacus, 50(3), 342-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12033

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Goncharov I, van Triest S. Unintended consequences of changing accounting standards: the case of fair value accounting and mandatory dividends. Abacus. 2014 Sept;50(3):342-368. doi: 10.1111/abac.12033

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Goncharov, Igor ; van Triest, Sander. / Unintended consequences of changing accounting standards : the case of fair value accounting and mandatory dividends. In: Abacus. 2014 ; Vol. 50, No. 3. pp. 342-368.

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