Financial analysts' forecasts and stock recommendations: A review of the research

Foundations and Trends in Finance

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-421

  Ramnath, Sundaresh ^a   Rock, Steve ^b   Shane, Philip B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84855599627     PISSN: 15672395     EISSN: 15672409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0500000023     Document Type: Review

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