How good are corporate earnings?

Paul R. Watro

Economic Commentary, 1986, issue May

Abstract: A discussion of the difference between reported profits and economic profits, their behavior in expansions, and the role of the capital consumption adjustment in the NIPA statistics in measuring profits.

Keywords: Corporate; profits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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