Analyzing the analysts: When do recommendations add value?

Journal of Finance

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1083-1124

  Jegadeesh, Naeasimhan ^a   Kim, Joonghyuk ^b   Krische, Susan D ^c   Lee, Charles M C ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 2942703989     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2004.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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