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Cross-border information transfers: evidence from profit warnings issued by European firms

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Cross-border information transfers: evidence from profit warnings issued by European firms. / Alves, Paulo; Pope, P F; Young, S E.
In: Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 39, No. 5, 2009, p. 449-472.

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Alves, P, Pope, PF & Young, SE 2009, 'Cross-border information transfers: evidence from profit warnings issued by European firms', Accounting and Business Research, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 449-472. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2009.9663378

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Alves, P., Pope, P. F., & Young, S. E. (2009). Cross-border information transfers: evidence from profit warnings issued by European firms. Accounting and Business Research, 39(5), 449-472. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2009.9663378

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Alves P, Pope PF, Young SE. Cross-border information transfers: evidence from profit warnings issued by European firms. Accounting and Business Research. 2009;39(5):449-472. doi: 10.1080/00014788.2009.9663378

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Alves, Paulo ; Pope, P F ; Young, S E. / Cross-border information transfers: evidence from profit warnings issued by European firms. In: Accounting and Business Research. 2009 ; Vol. 39, No. 5. pp. 449-472.

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