Ratings Changes, Ratings Levels, and the Predictive Value of Analysts' Recommendations

Financial Management

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 533-553

  Barber, Brad M ^a   Lehavy, Reuven ^b   Trueman, Brett ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78649486532     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2010.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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