Effect of analysts' optimism on estimates of the expected rate of return implied by earnings forecasts

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 983-1015

  Easton, Peter D ^a   Sommers, Gregory A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35248846047     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2007.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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