Forecasting profitability and earnings: A study of the UK market (1982-2000)

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2009-2018

  Allen, D E ^a   Salim, H M ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MARKET CONDITIONS; PROFITABILITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27144469250     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500244634     Document Type: Article

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