On the use of intra-industry information to improve earnings forecasts

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 26, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 1177-1198

  Baber, William R ^a   Kim, Jong Dae ^b   Kumar, Krishna R ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Choong Bak National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 77951488915     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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