Financial analysts' forecast revisions and managers' reporting behavior

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 334-348

  Beyer, Anne ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analyst forecasts; Disclosure; Earnings announcements

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249120574     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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