Analyst following and forecast accuracy after mandated IFRS adoptions

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1307-1357

  Tan, Hongping ^a   Wang, Shiheng ^b   Welker, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 80054690558     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2011.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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