Determinants of managerial earnings guidance prior to regulation fair disclosure and bias in analysts' earnings forecasts;Déterminants de l'aiguillage des résultats par ladirection avant l'adoption de la Regulation Fair Disclosure et distorsions dans les prévisions de résultats des analystes

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 867-914

  Hutton, Amy P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysts; Earnings guidance; Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD); Voluntary disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 29844453199     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/6QUR-CR5M-AQQX-KX1A     Document Type: Review

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