Analyst impartiality and investment banking relationships

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 623-650

  O'Brien, Patricia C ^a   Mcnichols, Maureen F ^b   Lin, Hsiou Wei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 23944516241     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2005.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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