Bridging the GAAP : recent advances in finance and accounting / editors Itzhak Venezia, Zvi Wiener.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Venezia, Itzhak.

Wiener, Zvi.

Series:

World Scientific series in finance ; v. 1.

World scientific series in finance, 2010-1082 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting--Standards.

Accounting.

Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bridging the GAAP: Recent Advances in Finance and Accounting lies at the intersection of the two disciplines. The readings in this volume bridge the gap between finance and accounting by looking at diverse topics in accounting and finance and by providing interesting points of view regarding their interface. Most of the chapters concentrate on the topic of fair value accounting and on the extent to which accounting numbers mirror the financial situation of the firm. This book combines new developments in the areas of theoretical and empirical finance and accounting, and emphasizes the converge

Contents:

pt. 1. On the relationship between accounting and finance

pt. 2. Assessing asset values through financial or market prices

pt. 3. On the national accounting and monetary policy

pt. 4. Incentives in firms and their effects on decisions

pt. 5. On the capital structure of firms.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-66945-4

9786613646385

981-4350-01-X

OCLC:

794328411