Regulation fair disclosure, analyst following, and analyst forecast dispersion

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-29

  Irani, Afshad J ^a   Karamanou, Irene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 4043183773     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2003.17.1.15     Document Type: Article

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