Accounting method choice and market valuation in the extractive industries
For more than 40 years, oil and gas companies have been able to choose between two competing methods for accounting for exploration activities. The implication is that two otherwise identical companies can report substantially different earnings depending on chosen method. This situation, where oil...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Cogent Economics & Finance |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2017.1408944 |