Analysts' forecasts and the broker relationship

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2001, Pages 943-961

  Hodgkinson, Lynn ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11244353160     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00399     Document Type: Article

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