Analysts' reactions to earnings preannouncement strategies

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 223-246

  Tan, Hun Tong ^a   Libby, Robert ^a   Hunton, James E ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 0036004055     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00045     Document Type: Review

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