Uncertainty and expectation revisions after earnings announcements

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 273-301

  Eric Yeung, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysts' forecast revisions; Cost of capital; Earnings announcements; Earnings uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949182023     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/car.26.1.10     Document Type: Article

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