Accuracy, usefulness and the evaluation of analysts' forecasts

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 417-434

  Mozes, Haim A ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings forecasting; Evaluating forecasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042385068     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2070(02)00056-0     Document Type: Article

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