The informativeness of analyst forecast revisions and the valuation of R&D-intensive firms

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-21

  Huang, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Guochang ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 78651438613     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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