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Measures of the Timeliness of Earnings

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  • Glen W. Dobbie
  • Andrew B. Jackson

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  • Philip Brown & Glen W. Dobbie & Andrew B. Jackson, 2011. "Measures of the Timeliness of Earnings," Australian Accounting Review, CPA Australia, vol. 21(3), pages 222-234, September.
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