Security analyst and stock market efficiency in anticipating tax-motivated income shifting

Accounting Review

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 227-250

  Shane, Philip B ^a   Stock, Toby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analyst and market efficiency; Analysts' forecasts; Earnings management; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644696598     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2006.81.1.227     Document Type: Review

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