Value Line and I/B/E/S earnings forecasts

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 185-198

  Ramnath, Sundaresh ^a   Rock, Steve ^b   Shane, Philip ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Combining forecasts; Earnings forecasting; Evaluating forecasts; Financial analysts; Rationality; Timely composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 11944266625     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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