COVID-19 Lockdown, Earnings Manipulation and Stock Market Sensitivity: An Empirical Study in Iraq |
ALJAWAHERI, Bushra Abdul Wahhab
(Department of Accounting, Faculty Administration and Economics, University of Kufa)
OJAH, Hassnain Kadhem (Department of Accounting, Faculty Administration and Economics, University of Kufa) MACHI, Ahmed Hussein (Department of Accounting, Faculty Administration and Economics, University of Kufa) ALMAGTOME, Akeel Hamza (Department of Accounting, Faculty Administration and Economics, University of Kufa) |
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