The effect of reporting restructuring charges on analysts' forecast revisions and errors

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-284

  Chaney, Paul K ^a   Hogan, Chris E ^a   Jeter, Debra C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysts' forecast errors; Analysts' forecast revisions; Restructuring charges

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033163892     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4101(99)00012-9     Document Type: Article

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