The interaction among disclosure, competition between firms, and analyst following

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 321-339

  Arya, Anil ^a   Mittendorf, Brian ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analyst following; Competition; Disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249103644     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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