A simultaneous equations analysis of analysts' forecast bias, analyst following, and institutional ownership

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 1017-1042

  Ackert, Lucy F ^a,b   Athanassakos, George ^c  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845459287     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.05452     Document Type: Article

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