Open versus closed conference calls: The determinants and effects of broadening access to disclosure

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 149-180

  Bushee, Brian J ^a   Matsumoto, Dawn A ^b   Miller, Gregory S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conference call; Corporate disclosure; Institutional investor; Price volatility; Selective disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037217438     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4101(02)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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