Experts' earning forecasts: Bias, herding and gossamer information

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 933-946

  Guedj, Olivier ^a   Bouchaud, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a Science and Finance   (France)

Author keywords

Error sectorization; Herding behavior; Positive bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544494278     PISSN: 02190249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219024905003281     Document Type: Article

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