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Material ESG Alpha: A Fundamentals-Based Perspective 物质环境、社会和治理阿尔法：基于基本面的视角

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2022-0256

Byung Hyun Ahn, Panos N. Patatoukas, G. Skiadopoulos

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The Economic Consequences of Heightened Materiality Uncertainty: An Auditing Perspective 重要性不确定性加剧的经济后果：审计视角

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2021-0716

Ying Huang, Ningzhong Li, Jieying Zhang, Xiaolu Zhou

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Accounting Standardization and Separation in the Municipal Debt Market: Evidence from GASB 34 市政债务市场的会计标准化与分离：来自 GASB 34 的证据

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2021-0472

William Baber, Amanda Beck, Allison Koester

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Material ESG Alpha: A Fundamentals-Based Perspective 物质环境、社会和治理阿尔法：基于基本面的视角

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2022-0256

Byung Hyun Ahn, Panos N. Patatoukas, G. Skiadopoulos

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Accounting Standardization and Separation in the Municipal Debt Market: Evidence from GASB 34 市政债务市场的会计标准化与分离：来自 GASB 34 的证据

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2021-0472

William Baber, Amanda Beck, Allison Koester

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The Impact of Performance Reporting on Investment Behavior: Evidence from Disclosure Reform in the U.K. 业绩报告对投资行为的影响：英国信息披露改革的证据

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2021-0863

Gitae Park

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The Economic Consequences of Heightened Materiality Uncertainty: An Auditing Perspective 重要性不确定性加剧的经济后果：审计视角

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2021-0716

Ying Huang, Ningzhong Li, Jieying Zhang, Xiaolu Zhou

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The Impact of Performance Reporting on Investment Behavior: Evidence from Disclosure Reform in the U.K. 业绩报告对投资行为的影响：英国信息披露改革的证据

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2021-0863

Gitae Park

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Firm Boundaries and Voluntary Disclosure 公司界限与自愿披露

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2022-0182

Thomas Bourveau, John D. Kepler, Guoman She, L. Wang

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Does Political Uncertainty Obfuscate Narrative Disclosure? 政治不确定性是否会掩盖叙事披露？

The Accounting Review Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.2308/tar-2021-0884

Mohamed Mekhaimer, Marwa Soliman, Weining Zhang

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