Comparing the stock recommendation performance of investment banks and independent research firms

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 490-517

  Barber, Brad M ^a   Lehavy, Reuven ^b   Trueman, Brett ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analyst; Global Research Analyst Settlement; Independent research; Investment bank; Recommendation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247325134     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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