Investor reaction to celebrity analysts: The case of earnings forecast revisions

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 481-513

  Bonner, Sarah E ^a   Hugon, Artur ^b   Walther, Beverly R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247399561     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2007.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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