Bankruptcy classification errors in the 1980s: An empirical analysis of Altman's and Ohlson's models

Joy Begley; Jin Ming; Susan Watts

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journal article Jan 01, 1996

Bankruptcy classification errors in the 1980s: An empirical analysis of Altman's and Ohlson's models

Joy Begley Jin Ming Susan Watts

Review of Accounting Studies Vol. 1 No. 4 pp. 267-284 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Joy Begley, Jin Ming, Susan Watts (1996). Bankruptcy classification errors in the 1980s: An empirical analysis of Altman's and Ohlson's models. Review of Accounting Studies, 1(4), 267-284. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00570833

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