Analyst forecast characteristics and the cost of debt

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-142

  Mansi, Sattar A ^a   Maxwell, William F ^b   Miller, Darius P ^b  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analyst forecasts; Cost of debt; Disclosure; Information

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952003253     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11142-010-9127-2     Document Type: Article

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