Earnings guidance and market uncertainty

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-109

  Rogers, Jonathan L ^a   Skinner, Douglas J ^a   Van Buskirk, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings guidance; Implied volatility; Management forecasts; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249102386     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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