An international comparison of analysts' earnings forecast accuracy

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-64

  Firth, Michael ^a   Gift, Michael ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33947643637     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: 1573966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02295031     Document Type: Article

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