Do analyst conflicts matter? Evidence from stock recommendations

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 503-537

  Agrawal, Anup ^a   Chen, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54249162391     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589672     Document Type: Article

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