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Do fair value adjustments influence dividend policy?

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Do fair value adjustments influence dividend policy? / Goncharov, Igor; van Triest, Sander.
In: Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2011, p. 51-68.

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Goncharov, I & van Triest, S 2011, 'Do fair value adjustments influence dividend policy?', Accounting and Business Research, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 51-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2011.549637

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Goncharov, I., & van Triest, S. (2011). Do fair value adjustments influence dividend policy? Accounting and Business Research, 41(1), 51-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2011.549637

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Goncharov I, van Triest S. Do fair value adjustments influence dividend policy? Accounting and Business Research. 2011;41(1):51-68. doi: 10.1080/00014788.2011.549637

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Goncharov, Igor ; van Triest, Sander. / Do fair value adjustments influence dividend policy?. In: Accounting and Business Research. 2011 ; Vol. 41, No. 1. pp. 51-68.

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