Product market competition and disclosure deficiencies in different mandatory filing types: Evidence from SEC comment letters
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Keywords
Product market competition; Proprietary cost; SEC comment letters; Mandatory disclosure; Disclosure deficiency;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
- M48 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Government Policy and Regulation
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