Properties of implied cost of capital using analysts' forecasts

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-149

  Guay, Wayne ^a   Kothari, SP ^b   Shu, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 80052009192     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: 13272020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0312896211408624     Document Type: Article

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