Corporate governance and the quality of financial analysts' information

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 609-625

  Byard, Donal ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Weintrop, Joseph ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 33748917268     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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