Do non-investment bank analysts make better earnings forecasts?

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-61

  Jacob, John ^a   Rock, Steve ^a   Weber, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflicts of interest; Earnings forecasts; Financial analysts; Forecast accuracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049101084     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0802300104     Document Type: Article

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