Journal of Accounting and Economics

The Journal of Accounting and Economics encourages the application of economic theory to the explanation of accounting phenomena. It provides a forum for the publication of the highest quality manuscripts which employ economic analyses of accounting problems. A wide range of methodologies and topics are encouraged and covered:

• The role of accounting within the firm;
• The information content and role of accounting numbers in capital markets;
• The role of accounting in financial contracts and in monitoring agency relationships;
• The determination of accounting standards;
• Government regulation of corporate disclosure and/or the Accounting profession;
• The theory of the accounting firm.

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• UMI Data Courier
• Accounting Articles
• Contents of Recent Economics Journals
• Journal of Economic Literature
• Current Contents
• ANBAR
• Management Contents
• ABI/Inform
• Social Sciences Citation Index
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