Managerial miscalibration

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1547-1584

  Ben David, Itzhak ^a   Graham, John R ^b   Harvey, Campbell R ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FORECASTING METHOD; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; STOCK MARKET; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883018814     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjt023     Document Type: Article

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