The Use of the R2 as a Measure of Firm‐Specific Information: A Cross‐Country Critique
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2009.02181.x
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- Paulo Alves & Ken Peasnell & Paul Taylor, 2009. "The use of the R2 as a measure of firm-specific information: A cross-country critique," Working Papers de Gestão (Management Working Papers) 02, Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
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