The superiority and disciplining role of independent analysts

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 289-316

  Gu, Zhaoyang ^a   Xue, Jian ^b,c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tsinghua University   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analyst independence; Earnings response coefficients; Financial analysts; Forecast accuracy and bias; Global Research Analyst Settlement

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049090975     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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