DOES INCOME SMOOTHING IMPROVE INFORMATIVENESS OF STOCK PRICES?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Econosains Jurnal Online Ekonomi dan Pendidikan
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2252-8490,1693-1661
DOI: 10.21009/econosains.0152.05